The Good are First to Die
Beautiful song honoring a friend, an old high school pal. Beautiful lyrics, vocal and melody. relative to millions of people.
Andybob found the best musicians to help him produce into songs the many heart warming, patriotic, fun, and serious lyrics of his friends, sweethearts and the t
Story behind the song
Author enjoyed his high school pal, thought he was a great man and citizen. About 4AM the morning of his friends memorial author woke up and wrote the song, lyrics flowed easily to paper. Had the song produced so he could give it to his sons.
Lyrics
DIDN’T BRING FLOWERS OR COME TO GIVE A DONATION
CAME TO HONOR AN OLD FRIEND WHO LOVED THIS GREAT NATION
HE GREW UP IN THE HILLS, BEAUTIFUL HILLS OF BROWNS VALLEY
ALWAYS LAUGHIN, TELL’IN JOKES TO YOU AND ME
HE’D WAKE TO A BAD DAY, BUT ALWAYS MAKE IT BETTER
COULD HARDLY WAIT FOR THE NEXT WORDS, THE NEXT WORDS HE WOULD UTTER
RACED OUR JEEPS ONE DAY WHEN SCHOOL WAS OUT
OTHER STUDENTS SCREAMED AND JUMPED ALL ABOUT
ME IN MY OLD FORTY TWO, HIM IN HIS SHINY JEEP OF BLUE
WELL HE’D WON EASILY IF HE DIDN’T SET HIS TRANNY
IN THE GEAR CALLED OLD GRANNY
AN OLD FRIEND CAME HOME TO DIE
OH WHY, WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE GOOD ARE FIRST TO DIE
LOVED HIS COUNTRY AND HIS UNCLE SAM
WENT OFF TO FIGHT A WAR, A WAR IN VIET NAM
DODGEIN BULLETS, TRIP WIRES, AND ALL THEM LAND MINES
CAME HOME TO A COUNTRY, A COUNTRY THAT HAD CHANGE IN THEIR MINDS
A COUNTRY THAT SAID MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR
LEFT HIS HOME TOWN FOR A STATE THAT HONORED THE UNIFORM HE WORE
AN OLD FRIEND CAME HOME TO DIE
OH WHY, WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE GOOD ARE FIRST TO DIE
MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS HAD QUICKLY PASSED
HE RAISED FOUR LOVING BOYS, WORKED HARD, HIS LIFE WAS A BLAST
ALL WILL REMEMBER HIM FOR THE LAUGHS HE GAVE’EM IN STOCKMAN’S BAR
MEMORIES OF HIM AND THE GOOD TIMES HE GAVE US WON’T BE FAR
GOD BLESS AN OLD FRIEND, MY OLD FRIEND, THIS PROUD FATHER
HE CAME HOME TO DIE AND LIVED A LIFE ONE COULD BE NO PROUDER
AN OLD FRIEND CAME HOME TO DIE
OH WHY, WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE GOOD ARE FIRST TO DIE
AN OLD FRIEND CAME HOME TO DIE
OH WHY, WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE GOOD ARE FIRST TO DIE
WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE GOOD ARE FIRST TO DIE
AN OLD FRIEND, A COWBOY TO THE END, CAME HOME TO DIE
OH WHY, WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE GOOD ARE FIRST TO DIE
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