Fixing America In 500 Words Or Less Chapter 4 ~ 2nd Bonus Song DOWN HOME COMFORT [ song will load and play automatically ]     Somewhere between midnight and a frightened century dawn     I awoke from a fragile sleep, all my hopes an’ dreams were gone     Everything I once had in life ‘cept these few clothes on my back     Lost somewhere between Saigon and a Skid Row mission tract     They call me Joe American and I come from Dixie Land     Played a little football abd worked hard with my hands     Down here on 5th an’ Julian the future don’t look so bright     Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight     A rebel son reborn on the wrong side of yesterday     Decorated soldier abandoned on Living Hell Street LA     Voices won’t let me rest and between memories recast     Lie fragments of my Virginia home buried in a distant past     They call me Joe American and I fought in the war     Lost both legs an’ my best friend, never questioned the reasons for     But down here on 5th an’ Julian the future don’t look so bright     Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight     So take this letter on up to D.C. from a relative of Robert E. Lee     The family tree’s alive in Dixie; ain’t gonna let you turn your backs on me     Yeah, the call me Joe American and I come from Dixie Land     And I wrote this simple note, try’n to help ya'll understand     You know, after the war they treated Lee and other veterans right     Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight     Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight NOTES: 1. Inspired by Orlando Ward of Midnight Mission, Los Angeles, California and Los Angeles Times reporter and friend of the forgotten children of Skid Row, Steve Lopez; dedicated to Operation Stand Down; Nashville, Tennessee. 2. "Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom:  She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."  --Ezekiel 16:49 3. According to Jesus, God will judge the United States and all other nations by how they treat the sick and poor Matthew 25:31-46. 4. HOMELESS STATISTICS AND INFORMATION. Click to Go Back to Contents Other Books by Richard Aberdeen Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records / 292 Trails Circle / Nashville, Tennessee 37214 or requested via eMail.  Appendix Revolution and Revolution/Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as desired.