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    Linda Mckenzie

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    1. A Son With a Gun

    From the recording Along The Way (an 11 Track Album) . . . Hover Over Any Song Title To Pre-View a Track

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    This one can make me emotional and I have seen grown men cry when they listen to these words. A song written from the perspective of a military mother who's only son joins the armed forces. My son's real boot camp call is on the front and back end of this recording. I am proud of all of our military and proud to be an American. I give 1/2 of the proceeds of my CD sales (on dedicated performances) to a non-profit group called "Blue Star Mothers" (mothers of enlisted men & women). The blue star emblem is proudly displayed on the back of my CD. You can watch a video of this song with me and my son here: https://www.reverbnation.com/artist/video/14849281

    Lyrics

    A SON WITH A GUN

    UNCLE SAM, HE’S IN YOUR HANDS BUT HE USED TO BE MY LITTLE BOY
    I NEVER PRAYED LIKE I DID THE DAY HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS GONNA BE YOURS
    I SENT HIM TO CHURCH TO LEARN GOD’S WILL
    YOU SENT HIM TO CAMP WHERE HE LEARNED HOW TO KILL
    IN THE NAME OF PEACE … BY A SHOW OF ARMS
    HOPE WE’RE NOT CROSSING WIRES THERE RAISING THAT BOY

    YOU HOLD MY HEART THERE IN ARMY GREEN
    GROWIN’ HIM STRONG LIKE A BIG OAK TREE
    IN THE NAME OF HONOR, IN THE NAME OF PRIDE
    MY BOY HAS PLEDGED TO LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
    BUT I’M NOT GOD … WHO GAVE HIS ONLY SON
    NO I’M JUST A MOTHER OF A SON WITH A GUN
    I TAUGHT KEEPIN’ THE PEACE BY A SHOW OF LOVE… I SAID:
    “DON’T FIGHT WITH YOUR BROTHER BOY GIVE HIM A HUG”

    THE KEEPER OF PEACE, I TRUST IN YOU LORD
    I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THE FIGHTIN IS FOR
    I PRAY JESUS SAVE US WITH YOUR ARMY OF ONE
    THAT’S A PRAYER FROM A MOTHER OF A SON WITH A GUN

    AND THE SOLDIERS’ CREED SAYS “ENGAGE AND DESTROY”
    BUT EVERY SOLDIER STILL IS SOME OTHER MOTHER’S BOY
    SO WE HAND YOU 2 HEARTS WHEN WE HAND YOU A SON
    SO PRAY FOR A MOTHER OF A SON WITH A GUN

    (guitar)

    UNCLE SAM HE’S IN YOUR HANDS
    BUT HE USED TO BE MY LITTLE BOY
    TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BOY THERE CUZ I LOVE THAT LITTLE SON OF A GUN

    © 9-2-2014 Linda Mckenzie, Addagirl Music (ASCAP)

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