Name: Old Gray Soldier
Duration: P00H03M22S
Description: Ex-soldiers are a large part of the homeless population. Trained to live in extreme situations, they naturally take to the streets. This song was inspired by the volunteers of America's Best in Delaware County, PA.

Old Gray Soldier

by Louis Charles Abbott

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Ex-soldiers are a large part of the homeless population. Trained to live in extreme situations, they naturally take to the streets. This song was inspired by the volunteers of America's Best in Delaware County, PA.

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Old Gray Soldier
Sometimes I feel like the old gray soldier
That I used to play with as a child
I think of that figure when I tire of the journey
And I’ve already traveled so many miles

Eyes to the ground, spirit broken,
Wandering dazed and alone.
Civil War rebel, upstart survivor
Too long the traveler, too far from home

Old gray soldier, what do you see?
But by God’s good fortune
That soldier could be me.

Bent but not broken, rooted in pride
Carved by nature like a sturdy old tree.
The lines on his face are rings of wisdom,
Experience burned in too deep to erase

Old gray soldier, what have you seen?
But by God’s good fortune
That soldier could be me.

Take a look around you,
These are the vagrants,
The homeless, the indigent poor,
All old soldiers, all weary travelers,
Innocent victims of a have/have-not war

So before you rush by, before you’re revolted
Fear for your safety and others.
Make up your mind to at least meet their eyes
And salute the old soldiers, your brothers

All of the old, gray soldiers,
What have they seen?
But by God’s good fortune,
They could be you and me.
They could be you and me.

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Louis Charles Abbott Weston, Florida

Lou Abbott graduated from Temple University in 1983 with a degree in Jazz/Commercial Music. He completed a Masters and Doctorate in Percussion Performance from the University of Miami in 1999. He teaches at Broward College. Check him out at the Hard Rock Casino on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights with the Dale Powers Band in the Council Oak Restaurant. ... more

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