This is a really pretty song. And I am including the lyrics in this post so that you know it isn't political or politically based.

Go here and click on view Letters from War video.

Lyrics:
Artist: Mark Schultz
Song Title: Letters from war lyrics


She runs to the mailbox
On that bright summers day
Found a letter from her son
In a war far away

He spoke of the weather
And good friends that he'd made
Said I'd been thinking 'bout dad
And the life that he had
Thats why I'm here today
And at the end he said
You are what I'm fighting for
It was the first of the letters from war

She started writing
(Chorus)
Your good and your brave
What a father that you'll be someday
Bring him home
Bring him safe

She wrote everynight as she prayed

Late in December
A day she'll not forget
Oh her tears stained the paper
With every word that she read

It said I was up on a hill
I was out there alone
When the shots all rang out
And bombs were exploding
And thats when I saw him
He came back to me
And though he was captured
A man set me free
And that man was your son

He asked me to write to you
I told him I would oh I swore
It was the last of the letters from war

And she prayed he was living
Kept on believing
and wrote every night just to say

(Chorus)

Then two years later
Autumn leaves all around
A car pulled in the driveway
And she fell to the ground
And out stepped a captain
Where her boy used to stand

Said mom I'm following orders
From all of your letters
And I've come home again
He ran in to hold her
And dropped all his bags on the floor
Holding all of her letters from war

Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home

By Cat on Friday, October 8, 2004 - 08:35 am:

This song was based on Mark's grandmother's letters from her sons during WWII. It just fits now, also. It's a great song.

By Jujubee on Friday, October 8, 2004 - 11:39 am:

I didn't know that. Cool, thanks for letting me know.

By Cat on Friday, October 8, 2004 - 02:40 pm:

He's going to be here in concert next Saturday night and was on the radio station I listen to yesterday. He said he found all her old letters in her diary when she died and just knew there was a song in there. I thought it was really neat. He's a great story teller through his songs.

By Jujubee on Saturday, October 9, 2004 - 10:56 am:

I love all of his music. He is one of my favorite artists as well. Is he doing the concert with...Avalon (?) there? I would love to see it when it comes to SC. If it does, I need to check the schedule. I checked your profile.. I have a son with ADHD, do you have a child with it? ( Expert in ADHD in your profile)

TTYL

By Cat on Saturday, October 9, 2004 - 05:12 pm:

Yes, the concert is with Avalon and someone else (can't think of his first name--last name West???). I'm not going to be able to go, though. I have a daycare kid until 6 that night. Oh well. Do I have a child with ADHD??? OH YES!!! Robin was dx'd at age 6 1/2 (with probably dx at age 4) and he'll be 11 on Monday. He was also diagnosed Bipolar last fall and is doing SO much better than he was a year ago. Have you checked out the special needs board? How old is your ADHD child? I think we've talked about this before! lol

By Jujubee on Sunday, October 10, 2004 - 06:10 am:

Matthew West.....I never get to go to the concerts either. If it isn't one thing it's another Oh well. I think we've talked about this before too. I haven't been to this board in so long I can't remember who I chatted about it with LOL. Shane is 10 will be 11 in November. He was dx'd last April and we have been playing "catch up" on his school work ever since. He was on Concerta since May of last year. I am not a fan of puttting kids on medicine, but we had tried every other course of action for Shane and nothing else worked. But now this doesn't seem to be working as well either. His grades are falling again and he has been very irritable lately. We are going back to the Dr.'s this week to see what is going on. Going to check out the special needs board now.....