Write Away Magazine Dec 2019
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S tand F<br />
(Verse 1)<br />
Snow is falling on Christmas Eve<br />
Reindeer being readied<br />
Sleigh bells on the breeze,<br />
But not everybody’s tucked up in bed<br />
Or has a roof on which to land a sled<br />
Woah, Christmas Eve<br />
(Verse 2)<br />
Snow keeps falling on Christmas Eve<br />
Riley’s old blanket<br />
Guards against the freeze,<br />
The medals that he earned were sold long ago<br />
A dog-tag round his neck glinting in the snow<br />
Woah, in the snow<br />
(Pre Chorus)<br />
We all have our wars to fight<br />
Let me stand with you<br />
Deep in the dark of night<br />
I know what you would do<br />
(Chorus)<br />
You stood for me<br />
So I will stand for you<br />
If you can’t stand any more<br />
I will carry you<br />
We’ll carry you<br />
Support each other<br />
It’s what we gotta do<br />
(Bridge)<br />
I see dark clouds<br />
Cold city walls<br />
Queues for a shelter<br />
The blare of car horns<br />
Heroes in rags showing wounds in their eyes<br />
They’ve faced more than snow falling from the skies<br />
(Verse 3)<br />
Hope comes calling on Christmas Eve<br />
Stockings on the mantle<br />
Kids all believe,<br />
There is no man that will be left behind<br />
We carry our fallen, eyes for our blind<br />
Eyes for our blind<br />
(Pre Chorus)<br />
We all have our wars to fight<br />
Let me stand with you<br />
Deep in the dark of night<br />
I know what you would do<br />
(Chorus)<br />
You stood for me<br />
So I will stand for you<br />
If you can’t stand any more<br />
I will carry you<br />
We’ll carry you<br />
Support each other<br />
It’s what we gotta do<br />
Written By Simon Wright<br />
(September 2018)<br />
Click here to listen....<br />
Hope for Homeless Heroes’ Hearts II – a<br />
Christmas Charity album<br />
Christmas should be a joyous time. A time to spend<br />
with loved ones, exchange presents while enjoying<br />
good food. But Christmas is not joyous for everyone.<br />
It’s really important that we reflect on this and do our<br />
bit to help those who haven’t been as fortunate as us.<br />
One group that particularly deserves support is<br />
homeless veterans. These are people who have served<br />
their country, often putting their bodies on the line,<br />
but who then find themselves on the margins of<br />
society after returning to civilian life.<br />
American musician Stephen Kalpin decided to do<br />
something about the plight of homeless veterans by<br />
creating an album of Christmas-themed songs, with<br />
the proceeds of sales going to the National Coalition<br />
for Homeless Veterans.<br />
Bringing together a team of big-hearted<br />
heroes<br />
When Stephen came up with the idea of doing a<br />
Christmas charity album, he invited others to<br />
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