Before The Great War Lyrics - Divide And Conquer - Vandaveer

You were born before the Great War 

Born again when you were two 

Ah, you stood strong though you were wrong 

Couldnt break but you broke through 

Your daddy was a singer 

But he never sang to you 

Ah, he lashed out 

Yeah, he cashed out 

And he left your mama, too 

He was gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new 

He was gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new 

Your mother had a good heart 

Did the best that she could do 

She let your hair down when no one was around 

She was lost, she was hurting, too 

You kept secrets for a living 

You kept quiet to stay alive 

You told stories, shrewd stories 

Every ending ended right 

You were gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new 

You were gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new 

You stood fast through the roaring twenties 

You stood still in 29 

You found a good man, found a very good man 

He was gruff but he towed the line 

You built a home 

You yield a family like the one you never knew 

You made children 

You gave children all the love your daddy stole from you 

You were gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new 

You were gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new 

You were gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new 

You were gonna be somebody, be somebody, be somebody new