Souls of the Departed (Album Version)-Bruce Springsteen

[ti:Souls Of The Departed] [ar:Bruce Springsteen] [al:Lucky Town] [offset:0] [00:17.10]On the road to basra stood young lieutenant jimmy bly [00:25.23]Detailed to go through the clothes of the soldiers who died [00:33.42]At night in dreams he sees their souls rise [00:41.73]Like dark geese into the oklahoma skies [00:49.98]Well this is a prayer for the souls of the departed [00:54.97]Those whove gone and left their babies brokenhearted [00:59.10]This is a prayer for the souls of the departed [01:10.79]Now raphael rodriguez was just seven years old [01:18.98]Shot down in a schoolyard by some east compton cholos [01:27.73]His mamma cried my beautiful boy is dead [01:35.60]In the hills the self-made men just sighed and shook their heads [01:44.72]This is a prayer for the souls of the departed [01:48.98]Those whove gone and left their babies brokenhearted [01:53.04]Young lives over before they got started [01:57.17]This is a prayer for the souls of the departed [02:08.92]Tonight as I tuck my own son in bed [02:13.98]All I can think of is what if it wouldve been him instead [02:18.16]I want to build me a wall so high nothing can burn it down [02:22.41]Right here on my own piece of dirty ground [02:26.41] [02:33.77]Now I ply my trade in the land of king dollar [02:41.96]Where you get paid and your silence passes as honor [02:50.52]And all the hatred and dirty little lies [02:58.63]Been written off the books and into decent mens eyes [03:03.47]