Brad Dunse: Music Samples

The Wall

(Brad Dunse)

September, 2008

Based of the Judy Gorman King poem entitled "The Spirit Of The Wall". See the video and download a copy recored by Nashville independent artist JP Williams at www.myspace.com/wallsong

When you were searching for my name today I saw you standing there
Man you look different with that silver in your hair
Me I haven't aged a bit—still all of 21
That's the thing about us spirits we're forever young
At the wall
Here at the wall

We were proud to serve our country when called by Uncle Sam
Then more than a little anxious when they shipped us off to Nam
Remember all the heat and bugs—days marchin' the mud
Constant gunfire, smell of death, sight of all that blood
Some gave all
The names carved in this wall

But it’s a wall of love
A wall that heals
A wall that touches
And helps you feel
The faces of more than 50,000 names
Feel the wall, be forever changed

When we finally got the orders sayin' we could go back home
They were lookin' for my body so you made the trip alone
You came back to a country that couldn't comprehend
How so many boys that left returned as messed up men
Who served with all
The names here on the wall

But it’s a wall of love
A wall that heals
A wall that touches
And helps you feel
The faces of more than 50,000 names
Feel the wall, be forever changed

So as you stand there weepin' with your fingers on my name
Share with those cute grandkids the reason for this place
To restore some stolen gratitude and dignity
This granite wall of honor that holds my memory

It’s a wall of love
A wall that heals
A wall that touches
And helps you feel
The faces of more than 50,000 names
Feel the wall, be forever changed
Feel the wall, be forever changed