When I was born my grandfather held me in his warm hands
And it seems though his eyes are teary ,
But it's hard to tell from an old photograph
While my brother and sister danced at the feet of his tired and weathered frame
He said there's a light to this boy I've rarely seen
And there he gave me my name
Well my grandfather was a sniper
In the Red Army
He never had any brothers in arms for on both sides stood enemies
With a cold, unbroken will to survive
His steady hand took aim
And he drank just enough to keep himself warm
For he never spoke his true name
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When I was a boy,the summers were ours
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He would take me down to the sea
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He’d stand on the waters edge
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And watch me go crazy
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As the gentle waves rolled in
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Lookin' back I wonder how he must have felt
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Watching me and running so free
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All the years in his life he wished he could forget
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Did he look at the world through me?
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When I was a man I flew across the Ocean
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When I heard he needed care
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I listened as he spoke of his turbulent life
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From his ordinary chair
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And he ended by saying
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'Oh,I've had enough
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The time has come for me to go
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I have only one wish
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That is left in me
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To be taken peacefully'
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Just before I was due to marry
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I heard he could not walk anymore
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It was then he gave up fight
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I had said goodbye
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Almost one year before
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And I'll never forget something he told me
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“Yes it’s a cruel world ,but you must live without fear”
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Well I sure do miss my grandfather
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He's the reason why I'm here