Caroline's Spine - Sullivan [Acoustic] video free download

It's not hard to reach back to the day

underneath an Iowa sun

Running to the tower of Waterloo, looking

for the Sullivan train to come

His five boys would run to the top

and salute him as he went by

First we'd wave hello

Then we'd wave goodbye

It's not hard to reach back to the days

after the attack on Pearl

Overnight my buddies turned into me,

running out of time for games and girls

The Sullivan boys were not overlooked

uncle Sam calling each by name

The very next day they left on a mystery train

Say goodbye, Mrs. Sullivan

Don't you cry

"We regret to inform you

the Navy is taking your sons away"

All five

so put your blue star in the window

It's not hard to reach back to her smile,

when she received their letter

The letters, they sounded generally the same

it said: "if they couldn't be home,

at least they were together on a

mighty fighting battleship,

somewhere in the South Pacific"

The letters never got much more specific

Say goodbye, Mrs. Sullivan

And don't you cry

"We regret to inform you

the Navy is keeping you sons away"

All five

so keep your blue star in the window

It's not hard to reach back to the day

when the war finally came home

Uncle Sam he'll send you a telegram,

so he doesn't have to tell you over the phone

I heard she cracked up, when they found

out what the war had cost,

And all five of her boys were lost

Say goodbye Mrs. Sullivan

Go ahead and cry

"We regret to inform you that all your sons

have passed away"

All five

So change you blue star to gold