VERSE 1: I C found a bunch of letters
They were F written for the fellow
Who G broke your momma's heart
And the C envelope folds F smelled of her ancient per G fume
F I'll bet she didn't G know
How to re C spond before the C/B blankets of Am snow
Am/G Caught him out F wandering a G lone
With no place to C go F C
CHORUS I: F There were stars in the G sky
There were C houses on the C/B hill
There were Am bottles and Am/G pills
That were F easy to buy to G keep her warm
From the C oncoming storm F C
VERSE 2: I found them in the northwest corner of the attic
In a box labeled "Tinsel and Lights"
Didn't know what I was looking for
Maybe just a blanket or artifacts
Eisenhower sent him to war
He kept her picture in his pocket that was closest to his heart
And when he hit shore, must have been a target
For the gunner-men
CHORUS II: There were stars in the sky
There were bunkers on the hill
And there were caskets to fill where he would lie
Shrouded in the red, white & blue with the stripes
repeat CHORUS I
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