Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Pray for Newtown, artist - Sun Kil Moon. Album song Benji, in the genre Инди
Date of issue: 31.05.2021
Record label: Caldo Verde
Song language: English
Pray for Newtown |
I was a Junior in high school when I turned the TV on. |
James Huberty went to a restaurant, shot everyone up with a machine gun. |
It was from my hometown. |
We talked about it til the sun went down. |
Then everybody got up and stretched and yawned and then our lives went on. |
And I just left Safeway, when I walked through my doorway. |
When a guy took a bullet to an island and shot up a bunch of little kids up in |
Norway. |
Called a few of my friends round here, but no one much really cared. |
But I did, because I’ve got a lot of friends there. |
I just arrived in Seoul, by way of Beijing. |
I had an hour to myself in my hotel when I turned on the TV. |
It was quite a thriller, CNN was recording the bat man killer. |
His eyes were glazed like he was from Mars. |
Yesterday he was no one, today he was a star. |
I was down in New Orleans, at the model o. |
Enjoying some time all to myself when I turned the TV on. |
There were shootings in a Portland mall. |
It was everyday America and that’s all. |
It was just another one walked down Royal Street, |
The rest of the world was out having fun. |
December fourteenth, another killing went down. |
I got a letter from a fan he said Mark say a prayer for Newtown. |
I ain’t one to pray, but I’m one to sing and play for women and |
Children and moms and dads and brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts. |
December twenty-fifth, and I was just laying down. |
I picked up a pen, I wrote a letter to the guy in Newtown. |
I said I’m sorry bout the killings, and the teachers who lost their lives. |
I felt it coming on, I felt it in my bones and I don’t know why. |
So when Christmas comes and you’re out running around. |
Take a moment to pause and think of the kids who died in Newtown. |
They went so young, who gave their lives. |
To make us stop and think and try to get it right. |
Were so young, a cloud so dark over them. |
And they left home, gave their mom and dad a kiss and a hug. |
So when your birthday comes and you’re feeling pretty good, |
Baking cakes and opening gifts and stuffing your mouth with food. |
Check it off for the children who lost their lives. |
Think of their families and how they mourn and cry. |
When you’re gonna get married and you’re out shopping around, |
Take a moment to think about the families that lost so much in Newtown. |