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Semper Fi
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Semper Fi was released on April 5, 1991 by High Street Records as a part of the album Jack's Crows
April 5, 1991
LabelHigh Street Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM148
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

My father met Eleanor Roosevelt
In 1945
The war at last was over then
And they were still alive
Her husband was the President
'Til he ran out of time
Her Franklin D. was history
And they put him on the dime
My father joined the leathernecks
To stay out of the mines
The new Marine was just fifteen
In 1939
There were medals and malaria
In the South Pacific War
Through jungles that were paradise
And were paradise no more
Soldiers fight and soldiers die
Soldiers live to wonder why
Semper Fi, Fi Fo Fum
Look out, peacetime, here we come
Some of the men who did survive
Were not the lucky ones
War is only good for those
Who make and sell the guns
My father lay recovering
The hurt was all inside
Sometimes the wounds that never heal
Are easiest to hide
When Eleanor came bearing gifts
To San Francisco Bay
She gave my dad a blanket
In the hospital that day
That blanket meant a lot to him
My mother has it still
Some forget the kindnesses
That others never will
Soldiers fight and soldiers die
Soldiers live to wonder why
Semper Fi, Fi Fo Fum
Look out, peacetime, here we come
Written by: John Gorka
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