Captain T (Tom Hunnicutt): Music

A BETTER SIDE OF ME
By Tom Hunnicutt
(Key B (G-4)

1st Verse/Chorus

I started out a winner, at least I thought I was,
but forgetting all my raisin’ as soon as I left home.
Saying God forgive me each time I did a wrong,
And listening to the devil each time temptation called.

Now, it’s a long way from Arkansas and my Ozark Mountain home.
It’s a long way from my childhood and the better days I’ve known,
for I ended up in Saigon crawling on my knees.
Trying to remember - A Better Side of Me.

2nd Verse/Chorus

Knowing that my mother would not be proud of me,
and knowing I’d remember - how hard she prayed for me.
Forgetting all the warnings as the drugs took over me,
And listening to the devil each time he beckoned me.

Now, it’s a long way from Arkansas and my Ozark Mountain home.
It’s a long way from my childhood and the better days I’ve known.
‘cause I ended up in Saigon crawling on my knees.
Trying to remember - A Better Side of Me.

3rd Verse/Chorus (2 times)

One night there was a battle where twenty of us died,
Nineteen of them were buried, but they left me behind.
They penned a medal on my chest and told me I was brave,
as the pain roared through my body and the morphine touched my brain.

Now, it’s a long way from Saigon and this place I now call home.
For living in a shelter makes a body feel alone.
Yes, I ended up in Little Rock crawling on my knees,
trying to remember - A Better Side of Me.


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