Story Behind The Song
This is collaboration with musical mastermind Max Carola, great job Max - The song is a about an old soldier who has been touched by an orphanage that is ran mostly by widows in Afghanistan - He is going back to build some drinking wells - he asks a fellow soldier that he knows because of the danger they will encounter, may we all try to help the widows and orphans who are in need.
Song Description
This is collaboration with musical mastermind Max Carola, great job Max - The song is a about an old soldier who has been touched by an orphanage that is ran mostly by widows in Afghanistan - He is going back to build some drinking wells - he asks a fellow soldier that he knows because of the danger they will encounter, may we all try to help the widows and orphans who are in need.
| Song Length |
3:51 |
Genre |
World - World Beat, Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Poignant |
Subject |
Hunger, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty, Bob Dylan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I'm going back,going back again my friend
Back to Afghanistan
You see these orphans only get one meal a day.
The widows try to help, but they fade away
They fade away, They fade away
When you look into these children's eyes
It breaks your heart, sears your mind
It's where they go to waste away
They waste away, They waste away
Now that I've been baptized, I'm no longer one of those guys
I'm not the soldier I used to be
For me this is a one way trip
I've got some plans for a garden yet
and maybe a drinking well or two.
I need someone and you know the way
This war is hell, such a hellish place
The widows try but they fade away
They fade away