Story Behind The Song
Started writing while remembering walking, years before, in the rain towards the UN building on east side of Manhattan. I don't remember if the flags were actually going up or if some were coming down but in my memory they were doing SOMEthing, and it mov
Song Description
Originally had about 20 verses, I needed only 4, memorized 4, sang it live a hundred times, then lost the notes with the other verses.
| Song Length |
5:10 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| |
Lyrics
ANOTHER TALE ? Words & Music by Jeffrey Hatcher
His brother was in the army
His sister?s man he was the same
One is trying to learn forgetting
One is learning who to blame
CHORUS:
Another tale to not be believed in
Another tale to tell all the kids when you?re old
All too real to be imagined just by me
One got a job at the dockside
Where he sees the ships come in
And he looks for people hiding
One day let everybody in
CHORUS
Took a walk to the water
Seen the flags all taken down
Shed a tear for all those countries
Said a prayer for my town
CHORUS
Now here?s a time when I can ask you
Who you?re sleeping with and why
But I can?t talk about your money
And you can?t ask about mine
CHORUS