Story Behind The Song
My good friend Marc suffered a Job-like terrible and tragic loss of his only son through a motorcycle accident - all at once. As a father of six, the suddenness of this struck me deeply.
Song Description
A man marries a soldier in Iraq and they have babies. An accident takes them all away and he laments.75bpm
| Song Length |
4:52 |
Genre |
Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless |
Subject |
Loneliness, Sadness |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Verse 1
I was in Iraq
With nothing but dying going on
And feeling like the folks at home
Had left me on my own
But I got back and I met a girl
And good things started coming to my world
One by one the babies came
Like a string of tiny pearls
Verse 2
Jody was a Christmas baby
A priceless gift under our tree
Sarah Beth arrived in April
And believe me it was Springtime to me
But we turned over on the Interstate
And the whole thing came crashing to a halt
One by one they came along
But all at once they're gone
(Chorus)
One by one they came along
Into my empty life
And one by one they brought to me
A billion delights
But all at once they're gone
And I can't find my knees
They were everything that meant anything to me
One by one they came along
But all at once they're gone
(Bridge)
It was like a roadside bomb
In an instant, everyone was gone
I didn't see it coming on
And now I am all alone
(Chorus)
One by one they came along
Into my empty life
And one by one they brought to me
A billion delights
But all at once they're gone
And I can't find my knees
They were everything that meant anything to me
One by one they came along
But all at once they're gone
Copyright 2007 Bill Ross * Wounded Ego Music, BMI * BillRoss@WoundedEgo.com