I'm attaching the lyrics of a song that I've just heard. Its amazing. A friend sent me a video clip of the Author/Singer performing his song. It brought me to tears. You can find it out on the internet by looking up "Terry Kelly's" web page. It is worth your time. The story behind the song is Mr. Kelly was in a store when over the PA they announced that at 11 O'Clock (symbology, the 11th hour) they wanted their patrons to take two minutes of silence to honor our veterans. At the appropriate time there was one man with his daughters that refused to take two m inutes, who insisted on arguing with the clerk. It made Mr. Kelly so mad that he went home and wrote this song. (BTW...The photo is yours truly circa 1969 recieving the Bronze Star. I suspect that none of you have seen this photo.)
Here are the lyrics. The music has a kind of Irish meleody to it.
Its a Pittance of Time
By Terry Kelly
They fought and some died for their homeland
They fought and some died now it’s our land
Look at his little child, there’s no fear in her eyes
Could he not show respect for other dads who have died?
Take two minutes, would you mind?
It’s a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who went over
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It’s a pittance of time
God forgive me for wanting to strike him
Give me strength so as not to be like him
My heart pounds in my breast, fingers pressed to my lips
My throat wants to bawl out, my tongue barely resists
But two minutes I will bide
It’s a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who went over
In peace may they rest, may we never forget why they died.
It’s a pittance of time
Read the letters and poems of the heroes at home
They have casualties, battles, and fears of their own
There’s a price to be paid if you go, if you stay
Freedom is fought for and won in numerous ways
Take two minutes would you mind?
It’s a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls all over
May we never forget our young become vets
At the end of the line it’s a pittance of time
It takes courage to fight in your own war
It takes courage to fight someone else’s war
Our peacekeepers tell of their own living hell
They bring hope to foreign lands that the hatemongers can’t kill.
Take two minutes, would you mind?
It’s a pittance of time
For the boys and the girls who go over
In peacetime our best still don battle dress
And lay their lives on the line.
It’s a pittance of time
In Peace may they rest, lest we forget why they died.
Take a pittance of time
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1 comment:
Great photo! I mostly read books on US history and very little fiction, I've probably read mostly about the various wars, revolutionary, civil war, Mexican American war, and Vietnam. For now thats the closest I can get to being there, but I'm sure I don't fully appreciate "what it is" so to speak. I do however consider myself a Patriot and I honor Veterans such as yourself, and I'm in awe of the great sacrifices of so many. Thanks.
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