The Story Silence Never Told

He did his job, he did it well
Must have seen a living hell
Sent letters home about his days
Summer heat, Lay Tay Bay

Came back alive to start anew
met his love, the family grew
Blue collar life, seems absurd
Somehow he never said a word

what he saw in ‘45
Half-starving men, barely alive
Knew just what he was fighting for
Still Just a child in a world at war
In his heart he still holds
The story the silence never told

Short sleeved shirt, old-timer blade
Minnow bucket, magnolia shade
a friend to all, A listening ear
Grand-dad’s voice I still hear

Things you do, do with all your might
Things done half aren’t done right
Always wise, seems absurd
Somehow he never said a word

About what he saw in ‘45
Half-starving men, barely alive
Knew just what he was fighting for
Still Just a child in a world at war
In his heart he still holds
The story the silence never told