THE LETTERS (Lyrics & MP3) © 2004 David Byboth Click here to listen now. Scroll down for related notes & links. Dear Mom There’s Really nothing much to say All it’s done is rain today I wish that I was home Dear Mom The hills are grey and black and green Full of enemy unseen I’m keeping my head down Dear Mom The jungle’s thick and hot and wet We haven't seen no Charley yet It’s like a ghost we’re fighting The chopper’s coming in The smoke is swirling ‘round Bullets snapping past my ears I feel my heartbeat pound As I try to hug the ground Lord just get me out of here Dear Mom Napalm spreads its deadly fire The earth becomes a funeral pyre I can hear them screaming Dear Mom Billy’s going home today He’ll Never walk again they say I loved him like my brother Dear Mom I’d love to hear your voice again Someday this crazy war will end Then I’ll be coming home With slender aging hands She folds the letters neat And ties the bundle up with lace With tender loving care She puts them in the drawer A tear comes tumbling down her face RELATED NOTES "The Letters" was recorded in David Byboth's home studio with David singing lead and playing guitar and bass. Kelley Mickwee sings harmony and plays the shaker. March 29, 2008: "The Letters" has been listed on Neil Young's "Living with War Today" site at http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html. Songs are rated by how often they are listened to. As of today you'll find it in the right hand column under "New Listings." For your plays to get counted, you will need to click here to go back to the LWW songs page and click on the song title there. RELATED ARTIST LINKS Artist site: www.byboth.net Artist's MySpace site: www.myspace.com/byboth ©2008 Lone Star Webstation created and maintained by me. All names, images, music, text, and other items contained within are copyrighted material of the respective artists and/or their representative agents, unless otherwise specified (where known). If anyone objects to the use of any of these, please let me know. home