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Tonic for a Troop

from Join up the Dots by Pete Kavanagh

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lyrics

TONIC FOR A TROOP (Kavanagh)

I’m chasing shadows through the dirt
Walking away from everything worth fighting for
Leaving a trail of shame and hurt
Got some time to kill-Let me explain
I wasn’t like this before the war
Had a wife n’ kids n’ keys to my front door
I took pride in my name and work
Now my time is spent
Drowning the pain

I spent weeks in the belly of the beast
Lost my mind in the merciless heat
Thro’ it all I held on to the belief
I would
Return home to all I had known
Before all this death and all of this regret
And that She’d be waiting for me

You never forget the taste of sand
Or the stench of burning flesh caused by your hand
When it’s raining blood and you’re soaking wet
Prayers go unanswered in the valleys of death

I can’t eat and I can’t sleep
I just close my eyes and clench my teeth
Thro’ it all I held on to the belief
I would
Return home to all I had known
Before all this death and all of this regret
And that She’s be waiting for me

Johnny got his on the Western front
Billy got his when he went out for a smoke
Charlie’s took days and Tommy’s no legs
Jimmy’s gone blind and Tony he begs
I’ve got something to say so let me be blunt
You’re no man in here if you don’t know how to hunt
Out in the dark with your hate and your gun
You’ve got to be sure you get the job done

I’ll move on now and leave you alone
To ponder my words as you wander on home
In the end the angels will come
In the end the war will be done

Peace my Brother, Peace my Son
Peace my Mother, my Daughter, my Loved One
Peace my Father, Peace for the world
Peace for the future
Peace be the Word

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from Join up the Dots, released November 5, 2021
Lyrics and music by Pete Kavanagh
© Pete Kavanagh 2020

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Pete Kavanagh is a contemporary singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

His songs explore dark themes with evocative lyrics, wry wit and a well-honed musical delivery.

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