before the great war - Vandaveer
You were born before the great war
Born again when you were two
Ah you stood strong though you were wrong
Couldn't break but you broke through
Your daddy was a singer
But he never sang to you
Ah he lashed out
Yeah he cashed out
And he left your mama too
He was gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
He was gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
Your mother had a good heart
Did the best that she could do
She let your hair down when no one was around
She was lost she was hurting too
You kept secrets for a living
You kept quiet to stay alive
You told stories shrewd stories
Every ending ended right
You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
You stood fast through the roaring twenties
You stood still in '29
You found a good man found a very good man
He was gruff but he towed the line
You built a home
You yield a family like the one you never knew
You made children
You gave children all the love your daddy stole from
You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[00:00.00]before the great war - Vandaveer
[00:17.07]You were born before the great war
[00:21.26]Born again when you were two
[00:25.42]Ah you stood strong though you were wrong
[00:29.92]Couldn't break but you broke through
[00:34.01]Your daddy was a singer
[00:38.67]But he never sang to you
[00:42.59]Ah he lashed out
[00:44.83]Yeah he cashed out
[00:47.26]And he left your mama too
[00:50.57]He was gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[00:58.99]He was gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[01:12.44]Your mother had a good heart
[01:16.99]Did the best that she could do
[01:20.84]She let your hair down when no one was around
[01:25.13]She was lost she was hurting too
[01:29.08]You kept secrets for a living
[01:33.47]You kept quiet to stay alive
[01:37.65]You told stories shrewd stories
[01:42.15]Every ending ended right
[01:45.73]You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[01:54.20]You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[02:24.67]You stood fast through the roaring twenties
[02:28.55]You stood still in '29
[02:32.89]You found a good man found a very good man
[02:37.45]He was gruff but he towed the line
[02:41.36]You built a home
[02:43.07]You yield a family like the one you never knew
[02:49.90]You made children
[02:51.92]You gave children all the love your daddy stole from
[02:58.04]You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[03:06.38]You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[03:14.84]You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new
[03:23.37]You were gonna be somebody be somebody be somebody new