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Everything Considered was released on May 1, 2010 by CarriageHouse Studio as a part of the album Everything Considered - Single

Song Details

AlbumEverything Considered - Single

Release DateMay 1, 2010

LabelCarriageHouse Studio

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM155

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Peter J.

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter J.

Songwriter

Lyrics

Joe he was a friend of mine

I've known him for a long, long time

Ever since I was a boy

And he moved in next door

Well, he didn't do much talkin'

But when he would tell a tale

Well, you could listen for hours

And hang on every word

He would tell us stories

Of long ago

The times he had spent

With the girl next door

And he would tell us tales

Of when he was a lad

And all the dicken's that he'd gotten into

And all the fun that he had

He would tell us stories

About the war

Brave men he'd fought with

Who never did come home

And he'd say out loud their names

Each and everyone

As if he could still see them standing there

And then he'd settle down

And he'd say son

Everything Considered

I lived a pretty good life

I never got rich

Nor, did I take a wife

But what I saw of this old world

I'll take to my grave

You see son

All the worlds a memory

Of stone and ageless names

Now one day I saw old Joe

Sitting out on his porch

So, I wondered over

Just to say hello

And we sat there for hours

And never spoke a word

And then he turned, and he smiled at me

And I wondered on back home

Now about a month went by

When Joe and I sat down again

And he took out some pictures

Of him and his men

And in a box, he held so tight

Was a Bronze Star

The Medal of Valor

And a Purple Heart

It was then that I realized

What a man I had met

An honest to God hero

A man above the rest

A man who fought for freedom

Who, put it on the line

So, others wouldn't have to

At least for a time

Now, just the other day

The mail man came

And he had a special delivery

And I knew right away

Now I've since long moved away

I Got, a wife and two kids

And I tell them the stories

As Joe once did

And I watch their faces

As the hang on every word

And then I take out the box

And show them the medals

Today I came home

To see old Joe

Pay my last respects

To a man I had known

I'd learned so much

From this gentle man

And as I touch the stone

His words hit home

And I could hear him say "Pete"

Everything Considered

I lived a pretty good life

I never got rich

Nor, did I take a wife

But what I saw of this old world

I'll take to my grave

You see son

All the worlds a memory

Of stone and ageless names

And he'd say son

All the worlds a memory

Of Stone

And Ageless Names

Written by: Peter J.

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