Song picture
Some Soldiers Return
Like
Playlist
1 Comment Share
Single   $0.75
Album   $10
from AMERICAN RIVER a song for Tara Cole Nashville Session Players www.FreedomTracks.com
progressive rock rb folk blues southern rock country politics inspirational comedy jesus bluegrass humor
Artist picture
Top Nashville musicians and vocalists perform 21 songs of political and social content not typically allowed on mainstream radio; issues addressed include anti-
Top Nashville musicians and session vocalists perform songs of political and social content not typically allowed on mainstream radio; issues addressed include anti-war, poverty, health, taxation, immigration, environmental, social security privatization, gun control, negative effects of neo-con and religious 'right' agendas, etc. Genres include country, blues, rock, folk, R&B soul, pop, Native USA, bluegrass, Americana, Southern Rock, Rock-a-Billy and alternative.
Song Info
Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #176
Peak in subgenre #57
Author
Richard Aberdeen
Rights
2007 Freedom Tracks Music
Uploaded
January 20, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:09
Story behind the song
For the family of LCDR Michael Scott Speicher, whose plane went down January 17th, 1991, the first night of the Operation Desert Storm air war. No part of Lieutenant Speicher’s body has ever been found and he is presumed to have survived and been captured by Iraqi forces. His official status remained KIA-BNR, killed in action—body not recovered, until January 11th, 2001, when it was officially changed to MIA—missing in action. The most liberal and most conservative of families, losing a loved one to war, share a same common loss, cutting deep beyond all ability of words to describe.
Lyrics
There’s an empty chair tonight at a warm December table She softly smiles at two young children barely out of the cradle There’s been many long, lonely nights, since he’s been gone She’s never believed in her heart that he’s not comin’ home Some soldiers return, some never come home And for loved ones left behind, life goes on We try to give ‘em comfort, do the best we can But if we haven't ever walked in those shoes, we'll never understand Her mind drifts back a year ago to a tearful winter evenin’ Children sang “peace on earth, good news about forgivin’” The day she heard a brave soldier’s plane had gone down A charred fragment of parachute is all they ever found Some soldiers return, some never come home And for loved ones left behind, life goes on We try to give ‘em comfort, do the best we can But if we haven't ever walked in those shoes, we'll never, ever understand You know, we drove 5-inch nails in a brave soldier’s outstretched hands Another father lost an only son and no doubt he understands There’s an empty chair tonight at a warm December table She smiles as two young children read about a babe in a stable She knows in her heart one day a brave soldier will be returnin’ Children sing “peace on earth, good news about forgivin’”
Song Likes
On Playlists
Comments 1
Please sign up or log in to post a comment.
Carol Douglas
Nov 08, 2009
What a beautiful and poignant song this is by Richard Aberdeen, and being Remembrance Sunday here in the UK, it's a very fitting day for listening to it...added to my "songs which get to me" station. Carol.