Graham Parker Short Memories Lyrics

Short Memories Lyrics

Pre>(1992 by graham parker, submitted by kirk anderson)
(kanderso@wheatonma.edu)
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They took their kids in their teenage years
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Fitted them out with combat gear,
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Filled their hearts with mortal fear and sent them away
D			 a
Some came home their pants in creases
D		  g
Some came home in bits and pieces
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The president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for the day

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’cause they have short memories, they forget it all so quickly
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They have short memories, now it’s gone
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They have short memories, it disappears just like quicksilver
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They have short memories, now it’s gone

My daddy was in nicosea, egypt and north korea
He came back to a good career, shovelling coal
I was just the village lout I never got my finger out
I never wanted for anything still I broke and entered and stole

[bridge]
Em
You can’t stop a train or catch the rain drops
D a g
As they come falling
Em
Sure there’ll be another war
D  a
Sure as sure the call-up will come calling

D			 a
They took their kids in their teenage years
D		   g
Gave them a God that they could fear
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Said they could kill but not drink beer
Bm    g
And sent them away
D 		  a
Some came home in a body bag
D		   g
Some came home wrapped in a flags
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And on each toe there hung a tag saying there’ll be more someday

[repeat first chorus]
G		   em	   d
...now it’s gone, now it’s gone, now it’s gone /pre>