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

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