DOWN HOME COMFORT [ country ]        Somewhere between midnight and a frightened century dawn        I awoke from a fragile sleep, all my hopes an’ dreams were gone        Everything I once had in life ‘cept these few clothes on my back        Lost somewhere between Saigon and a Skid Row mission tract        They call me Joe American and I come from Dixie Land        Played a little football abd worked hard with my hands        Down here on 5th an’ Julian the future don’t look so bright        Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight        A rebel son reborn on the wrong side of yesterday        Decorated soldier abandoned on Living Hell Street LA        Voices won’t let me rest and between memories recast        Lie fragments of my Virginia home buried in a distant past        They call me Joe American and I fought in the war        Lost both legs an’ my best friend, never questioned the reasons for        But down here on 5th an’ Julian the future don’t look so bright        Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight        So take this letter on up to D.C. from a relative of Robert E. Lee        The family tree’s alive in Dixie; ain’t gonna let you turn your backs on me        Yeah, the call me Joe American and I come from Dixie Land        And I wrote this simple note, try’n to help ya'll understand        You know, after the war they treated Lee and other veterans right        Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight        Lord knows, sure could use a little down home comfort tonight * * Inspired by Orlando Ward of Midnight Mission, Los Angeles, California and Los Angeles Times reporter and friend of the forgotten children of Skid Row, Steve Lopez; dedicated to Operation Stand Down; Nashville, Tennessee.             Copyright © 2005 by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2006 by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records, 292 Trails Circle, Nashville, TN 37214 or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.