Lyrics

I was brought into this world in 1949
My father, he was a military man, working for the post office downtown in Siouxland
Not much was spoken of his service to this country, only pictures of a younger man with war memories
He would tell his story in the dim lit foyer and he lived and he loved, he believed

Lucille was an anxious woman, she was married once before
Her daughter would leave her for some dusty roads, and one day she would end up on the coast
Dear mother, how she cared for us and cleaned but she lived and she loved, she believed

One, two, three, four

I spent my younger years in the vacant lots
After school, the boys in our neighborhood played against other boys' neighborhoods
Every weekend, we took the car for a drive down to the farm
That's where I worked and learned how to read the stars

But after spring cleaning was over, I was grown
I left the Catholic school time to decide what to do
19 years old, I was off to Vietnam
With my fingers crossed, my fingers crossed

Well, I returned home from foreign seas and faithless
Not much attachment to the military or God above
Sorry I'd been drinking the night before the accident
$1,700 settlement from the city for losing my thumb

Got me to New York City on a plane to fulfill some dream
I crossed Europe with a backpack and my friend Rick
No thoughts of the future just grounded our feet
And we walked and we drank and we were free

We were free
We were free

Back in the States, my heart felt heavy
Searching for answers

God, are you out there
Deep in my soul or in a church in Ohio
Out on a chance at some bar
I met LeAnne, we gave our vows

In secrete at the courthouse
And then we crossed the river to our home in South Dakota
We live and we love and we believe
We live and we love and we believe

Nous vivons, nous aimons, nous croyons
Nous vivons, nous aimons, nous croyons
Nous vivons, nous aimons, nous croyons
Nous vivons, nous aimons, nous croyons
Nous vivons, nous aimons, nous croyons
Nous vivons, nous aimons, nous croyons
Nous vivons, nous aimons, nous croyons