Story Behind The Song
IT BEGAN AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME AND HAD EVER BEEN SO.
Song Description
A GRIEVING FATHER REFLECTS ON THE LOSS OF HIS ONLY SON ON THE BATTLEFIELD
| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Sorrow, Pride |
Similar Artists |
James Taylor |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I JUST CALLED HIM SON
FIVE YEARS OLD ON HIS BUNK, HE WAS SUPERMAN
TRIED TO FLY, FELL AND BIT HIS TONGUE
I GAVE HIM ICE CREAM, SAID HE WAS MY HERO
HE SAID, "DADDY, YOU KNOW I'M JUST YOUR SON"
SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY WE WERE WATCHING THE BIG PARADE
SOLDIERS KEEPING CADENCE TO THEIR DRUMS
HE SAID "SOMEDAY THAT'LL BE ME
I'M GONNA BE A HERO,
BUT DADDY, YOU CAN STILL JUST CALL ME SON"
AS I STAND IN FIELDS OF GREEN
I CLOSE MY EYES REMEMBERING
THE LITTLE BOY HE USED TO BE
HE'LL ALWAYS BE FOR ME
HE WAS JUST NINETEEN, WHEN HE WENT OFF TO WAR
THERE WERE FREEDOMS TO BE WON
I WAS SO PROUD, I SAID HE WAS MY HERO
HE SAID "DAD, YOU KNOW I'M JUST YOUR SON"
HE FELL IN THE DESERT WITH HIS COMRADES
THEY FOUND HIM STILL HOLDING HIS GUN
THE MEDAL THEY GAVE ME SAID HE WAS A HERO
BUT I, I JUST CALLED HIM SON
WHITE CROSSES STAND IN FIELDS OF GREEN
I CLOSE MY EYES REMEMBERING
THE LITTLE BOY HE USED TO BE
HE'LL ALWAYS BE FOR ME
CRACK OF RIFLES BROKE THE SILENCE
PIPES WERE PLAYING "DAY IS DONE"
THEY HANDED ME THE FLAG AND SAID HE WAS A HERO
BUT I, I JUST CALLED HIM SON
I JUST CALLED HIM - MY SON