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he called me dad - david rovics lyrics

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i grew up in lawrence, there by the water
in the shadow of a textile mill
sometimes i feel just like that building
empty but standing there still
i liked the president, i liked the union
i believed in the rights of man
so i signed up when it was time to fight hitler
and they sent me off to j-pan

i couldn’t describe it, it was all just so bad
i kept my head down, tried to stay alive
i got shot in the leg, took me out of the action
so i was lucky enough to survive
i came home from the war, met a good woman named maria
we had ourselves a son
when i first saw jim’s face, the first thing i thought
i hope he never has to carry a gun

it was a long time ago, another life that i had
a little boy who called me dad

i’d have terrible dreams of my time overseas
but otherwise life was alright
i had a job and a wife and a fine little lad
with eyes so cheery and bright
when his number came up i said let’s move up north
to halifax, what do you say?
but my jim wouldn’t have it, he said if i’m gonna be drafted
i don’t want to run away

it was a long time ago, another life that i had
a little boy who called me dad

after just a few months the letters stopped coming
and one morning a knock on the door
two nervous young men handed me a flag
said your son died in the war
he gave his life for his country was what the man said
he didn’t believe it and neither did i
i closed the front door, dropped the flag on the floor
and i sat down in jim’s room and cried

it was a long time ago, another life that i had
a little boy who called me dad

it was less than a year when my wife said to me
you look so much like our little jim
she had to go, i don’t blame her, you know
i also remind me of him
now it’s been forty years, i’d be a grandpa by now
but instead i just sit here alone
no one calls much these days, but anytime the phone rings
i think maybe the boy’s coming back home

it was a long time ago, another life that i had
a little boy who called me dad

- david rovics lyrics

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