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Country Cure - from poem to song

12-21-2009 at 08:07:35 PM
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Country Cure - from poem to youtube song

http://www.youtube.com/v/2EDX9KYc5Kk&hl=en_US&fs=1



We took an Original Poetry poem I wrote and we turned it into a song . Thank you

Country Cure

After two long years fightin desert war
The boy came home with a mind all blurred
Nine-teen years, just an innocent kid
War turned him bitter all he saw and did

Pushing back all that chaos and rage
He spent his nights in a drunken haze
But, that couldn't fix what needed a cure
And, he'd never last or even endure

Off to the world he went searching his heart
Beggin' his memories to tear from the war
But, it stalked him like a hungry beast
No matter his journey it just wouldn't cease

So, he came back home and took a low key
Driving the back roads in search of some peace
And, he found some relief in traveling around
That easy quiet comfort in each tiny little town

In these simple little places he once thought a bore
His heart found that country was his only real cure
Far from the cities his soul starts a slow mend
A good country woman brought his war to an end

From a boy to man that had all but, lost hope
And, a soul so scorched it barely could cope
His spirit awakened and now had recovered
From this simple country cure he discovered

Last edited by poetography 12-21-2009 at 08:10:26 PM

The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)