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Before You Go - A Tribute to our Veterans

by Dr Sam & The Managed Care Blues Band

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Written originally for the Veterans of World War II, this song was performed at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC on Veterans Day 2009 by invitation of the Vietnam Veterans Committee. Over 30 million people around the world have visited the website to see and hear the audio/visual presentation. Here is the song. Google - Before You Go - for more information.
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lyrics

Quietly you've all turned gray
You did your job, you saved our way
Our lives and freedoms you reserved
We've thanked you less than you deserve

You never boasted, bragged or asked
For adulation for your past
You did the job you knew was right
And silently you cry at night

For bodies maimed and comrades lost
For sights beyond our furthest thoughts
For what you've lived, felt and seen
For what the cost of freedom means

Thank you for your wondrous feats
For open speech and quiet streets
For worship as we choose to pray
For preservation of our way

Before You Go
We need to show
That in your silence we still know
What you accomplished and what you did
For who we are and how we live

So go with love from wives and sons
And daughters for a job well done
From kids who've never dreamed of war
We owe you more, we owe you more

For homes, our jobs, for baseball games
For many colors, many names
You saved our lives and we're still free
From shining sea to shining sea
Thank you, Thank you
Thank you, Go in Peace...........

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released November 5, 2005
John Melnick - Piano/Vocals/Music
Dr Sam Bierstock - Lyrics

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John Melnick Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Born in Brooklyn, NY. Raised in Levittown Long Island, Jonnymel has traveled and seen the world through music. The message is a positive one. Enjoy……..

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