I decided to post these lyrics but really you have to hear the beautiful music & his soul stirring voice singing them...the lyrics were written by a nurse who i think took care of soldiers but i can't recall which war or how john came by these lyrics...anyway he set them to music & as i mentioned, the song is on his latest release, The Company You Keep...
Let Them In Let them in, Peter, they are very tired Give them couches where the angels sleep and light those fires Let them wake whole again, to brand new dawns Fired with the sun, not wartime's bloody guns May their peace be deep, remember where the broken bodies lie God knows how young they were, to have to die God knows how young they were, to have to die Give them things they like, let them make some noise Give roadhouse bands, not golden harps, to these our boys And let them love, Peter, 'cause they've had no time They should have trees and birds' songs and hills to climb A taste of summer in a ripened pear and girls sweet as meadow winds with flowing hair Tell them how they are missed and say not to fear It's gonna be alright with us down here ******************************************** Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs Over the Moon- "bringing the melancholy world of twilight to life almost like magic" All Music Guide ********************************************
