Story Behind The Song
This song actually took 12 years to finish. It was first partially penned in 1993 and rewritten again in 1997 but never completed until 2005 so it shows that this can be about the displeasures of any current U.S government.
Song Description
A fantasy of bringing back Harry S Trueman and wishing he was once again running the U.S.
| Song Length |
5:36 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Welcoming, Worried |
Subject |
Government, Politician |
| Similar Artists |
Def Leppard, Aerosmith |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
HARRY
VERSE
WELL FDR HE LEFT US BACK IN 1945
THE WAR WAS ON BUT WE WERE STRONG FIGHTING TO SURVIVE
WE NEEDED A MAN WHO WAS NOT AFRAID TO CARRY ON THE FIGHT
YOU GRABBED THE REIGNS AND LED US THROUGH THE BATTLE OF OUR LIVES
WELL I?M SURE THE DATE OF AUGUST 6TH STILL HAUNTS YOU TO THIS DAY
THE LITTLE BOY WAS DROPPED ON THE CITY FROM ANOLA GAY
WELL ONE MORE FLIGHT WOULD PROVE THE LAST THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO FLY
LIVES WERE LOST AND LIVES WERE SAVED AND TO THE WAR WE SAID GOODBYE
YOU GOT US THROUGH OH GOD BLESS YOU
CHORUS
HARRY
I WISH WE HAD HARRY BACK AGAIN
TO SHOW US HOW WE COULD ALL STAND TALL
AND MAKE THE WORLD BELIEVE IN US ALL
HARRY, I WISH WE HAD HARRY, GIVE ?EM HELL HARRY
NOTHING?S BEEN THE SAME SINCE YOU SAID GOODBYE
VERSE
YOU LAUGHED YOUR WAY THROUGH CONTROVERSY AT EVERY WHISTLE STOP
THEY SAID DEWEY WAS THE MAN WHO WOULD TAKE YOUR PLACE
BUT YOU CAME OUT ON TOP
MCARTHUR ALWAYS GAVE YOU TROUBLE AND I STILL CAN HEAR HIM SAY
OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE THEY JUST FADE AWAY
BUT YOU LED US THROUGH OH GOD BLESS YOU
(REPEAT CHORUS)
BRIDGE
WELL POLITICS THEY AREN?T THE SAME SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
WE MISS YOUR BIG MISSOURI SMILE AND ALL YOU USED TO SAY
YOU STOOD UP FOR OUR NATION AND YOU SEEMED TO MAKE US SHINE
OH PLEASE COME BACK JUST ONE MORE TIME
(REPEAT CHORUS)