Bill Miller Different Drum Lyrics

Different Drum Lyrics

David had an eagle tatooed on his right arm 



He got it back in high school, when we were working on the farm 



He's still got that arrowhead we found when we were kids 



And I knew we would be like brothers, well just as long as we both lived 







I still got my memories of the night we jumped the fence 



Stole you uncle's pickup truck, drove it up around the bend 



You were the handsome cowboy, I the trusty brave 



We were looking for some fallen angel waiting to be saved 







Well for some it just comes so easy 



For others seems its bread in the bones 



But we danced to the beat of a different drum 



Then the one we heard at home 







I went to the mountains, I was reaching for the sun 



I was on fire for leaving, this angry battle I thought I'd won 



David dug his trenches, he fought his war at home 



My mountain soon was crumbling, God I was all alone 







Well for some it just comes so easy 



And for others its bread in their bones 



But I danced to the beat of a different drum 



Then the one I heard at home 







It was years before the smoke cleared, I could come back home again 



Look my father in the eyes, I could finally let him in 



For he was not the enemy, no the enemy was within 



And I knew the day they understood because David was my friend 







Well for some you know it comes so easy 



And for others seems its bread in their bones 



But I still danced to the beat of a different drum 



Then the one I heard at home 







I will always dance to the beat of a different drum 



For the warrior has come home