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Man Of Honor
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Country/Sounthern Rock
pop rock techno classical country
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Country, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Contemporary, Classical, Techno, Metal, Colorado Country Artist. Over 170 songs posted
I am Rory Ruff and I am a recording artist currently completely available. I am working on getting my name and music out there and I want to thank the management of this site for the wonderful job they do on here. Any musicians that are available and whom want to get their career off the ground please get ahold of me. I want to thank everyone who has supported me in this journey over the last few years, you all are my reason for pushing on. I also thank all whom havent supported me, or whom have said I wasnt good enough. You also are my inspiration, cause you push me to get better and better all the time.
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Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #101
Peak in subgenre #27
Author
Rory Ruff, ASCAP
Rights
2006
Uploaded
November 28, 2007
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MP3 5.0 MB • 320 kbps • 5:27
Story behind the song
This song is a true story about a Vietnam Vet that I met at the Denver VA Medical Center.
Lyrics
Last weekend I took a day and went up to the city Spent most of the day at the mall, just cruising around When I was walking out of a store And I saw a man in a wheelchair He was in an army uniform, but both his legs were gone He was holding a sign that read “Vietnam Vet-No home or food” But everyone just kept passing him by So I walked up and started talkin to him We talked about his life, before and after the war He grew up in a small town in Wisconsin While in Nam he lost his folks He had no home to go to anymore And a landmine took his legs, and sight in one eye And all I could think was, what a sad sad life Right then he asked a man for some change The man said “Things are tough all over”, and walked away So I said hold on just one second sir, cant you see You’re in a 3 piece suit, a Rolex watch, and Italian leather shoes And I bet you have a house, and a couple cars too This man has no clean clothes, no legs, nor a home to go to But I bet if not for Vietnam in 65 He might have had just as good of a life as you and I Now I’ve got $20 on me, and I’m willing to bet you could spare one too I just think that it’s the least that we can do Right then I saw his eyes turn sad, as he handed me a $20 bill So I handed the $40 to the Vet, I couldn’t help but notice tears in his eyes He said I don’t know how to ever thank you All this time I thought we’d lost mankind That’s when he reached in his coat pocket, and revealed what he had inside He said I received this, after the war A United States Medal Of Honor I saw a sniper hiding in the trees, I shoved the Colonel down And let the bullet hit me, I just did what a soldier is trained to do That’s why I now give this medal to you You’ve gone above and beyond the call of duty To help your fellow man, and that proves what I have often pondered You don’t have to be a soldier, to be a Man Of Honor No you don’t have to be a soldier, to be a Man Of Honor
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