I Was There

I was there that night in bethlehem ^[1] 

And when neil and the boys came to the moon

In that tin can

At gettysburg omaha beach and vietnam

I heard every soldier's cry and every mama's prayer

I was there

I was there when you took your first breath

And when you lit that stolen lucky strike

And liked to choked to death

When you were waist deep in carter's creek

And preacher john

Dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air

I was there

I'm always around