Story Behind The Song

I wanted to write a that had sounds not normally sang about. I picked the sound of a childs cry, the sound of a gun shot putting a horse down and the sound of taps at a grandfathers funueral.

Song Description

the singer remembering back about three sad sounds he heard in his life

Lyrics

LONG LONESOME SOUND

WORDS AND MUSIC:
MONTE THOMAS

VERSE:
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A LITTLE GIRL WAVE GOODBYE
WITH A SAD LOOK AND A TEAR IN HER EYE
SHE'S WAVING TO HER DADDY WHO'S ABOUT TO GO
AND BREAK UP HER HAPPY HOME

WELL SHE BURIES HER FACE IN HER MOMMAS CHEST
HER MOMMA TAKES HER OFF TO BED
AND SHE STARTS TO CRY AS SHE LAYS HER DOWN
IT WASA LONG LONESOME SOUND

CHORUS:
IT WAS A LONG LONESOME SOUND
THAT MAKES YOU SHAKE AND YOUR HEART POUND
IT WAS A LONG LONESOME SOUND
I'LL NEVER FORGET UNTIL THEY LAY ME DOWN

VERSE:
WELL I HAD A HORSE NAMED HIM BOO
I NEVER HAD A FRIEND SO TRUE
WESPENT TWENTY YEARS BEING FRIENDS
AND I LOVED THAT HORSE TO THE END

WELL BOO TOOK SICK HIS TIME HAD COME
MY DADDY WALKED WITH HIM INTO THE SUN
AND I HEARD THAT SHOT AS THE SUN FELL DOWN
IT WAS A LONG LONESOME SOUND

REPEAT CHORUS

GRANDPA WAS A HERO OF THE WAR
HE FOUGHT A BIG ONE BACK IN '44
HE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THOSE DAYS
AND ALL HIS FRIENDS THAT PASSED AWAY

WHEN HE GOT HIS TWENTY-ONE GUN SALUTE
GRANDMA GOT THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
AND TAPS WAS PLAYED AS THEY LOWERED HIM DOWN
IT WAS A LONG LONESOME SOUND

REPEAT CHORUS

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