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A Bridge Too Far (Original)
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Composed 7/30/'13 for veterans who have returned home with the unseen battle scar called PTSD. Played in G#...
indie acoustic folk country americana
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Retired military solo artist; Tex/Americana/Folk singer/songwriter. 'Scratch' is my military handle and TexScratch a stage name just for the purpose of having a stage name, I suppose... Let's Talk Guild (LTG) guitar forum friends inspired many tunes and the inclination to purchase far too many Guild Guitars over the years...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #65
Peak in subgenre #7
Author
Ken Smith (TexScratch)
Rights
30 July 2013 All Rights Reserved
Uploaded
July 30, 2013
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MP3 5.2 MB • 160 kbps • 4:30
Story behind the song
Post traumatic Stress Disorder became a term associated first with Vietnam Veterans. The disorder is now recognized as a 'disease' common among anyone who has experienced trauma. I would submit that few traumas equal combat and losing close friends on far-away battlefields.
Lyrics
A Bridge Too Far© Ken Smith (07/30/2013) A Song of PTSD No mercy from the rain this Sunday morning; 12th & main in a Budget rental car Reckless turns on this road he travels; Lead to the Sundown Shadow Bar Just beyond a bridge too far Home is where the heart is so they tell me; Heaven waits beyond the darkest star Once upon a time, a young man lost his way; Seeking answers where no answers are Beyond a bridge too far Disclosure now awaits him on the other side; River rising slowly, raging deep and wide He knows once he crosses, He'll not find a way back home again Harmonica interlude Muddy waters sparkle in a sunless western sky; Deep within an unseen battle scar Coming home ain't easy; friends gone far away; They call his name from the Sundown Shadow Bar Just beyond the bridge too far Turn around this car Don't cross the bridge too far
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