Story Behind The Song

One brother retelling the results and ultimate change of the other brother after serving 2 years in a war.

Song Description

One brother reveals, years later, what he felt and suspected at the train station as he greets his brother who served in the military over seas...also expressing the denial of his deceased parents that one son was "lost" to the war anyway.

Lyrics

Was a hard time for so many
When soldiers came home after the war
Some had more battles to fight inside their heads
Some never knew what the fighting was for
Hadn't seen my brother in two long years
I was shaking...wondering what to say
Waiting on that train ....watching snow fall on rusty tracks
On a cold, cold Christmas day

I heard the wail of the whistle through the wildwood
But it seemed like an eternity
For the Crescent to coast in like a ghostly snake
I strained my eyes to see
A pale, skinny Marine appeared in the mist.. shiny medals on display
Tears fell on them as we embraced in the silence of the station
On a cold, cold Christmas day

BRIDGE:
When we were kids, we would wake up early
Run to see if Santa came
Reaching through boxes of ribbon and paper
Searching for a present to claim
Never thought anything could be better than that
But I learned all the reasons to pray
Nothing like the love from Mom and Dad and my brother
On a cold, cold Christmas day
Now he's living in a commune in California
I'd call him but there's no telephone
For years Mom and Dad kept his bedroom like it was
I visit their gravesites when I get home
He never was the same after the war ...
He survived but we lost him anyway
I saw it in his empty eyes as he stepped off that steely train
On a cold, cold Christmas day

TAG:
Never was the same after the war
He survived but we lost him anyway
Saw it in his empty eyes as he stepped off that steely train
On a cold, cold Christmas day
On a cold, cold Christmas day
On a cold, cold Christmas day

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
StarburstRecords	Outstandingly Well Writen	7/25/2016