Houses on the Hill (Early Version)

Well, I found a bunch of letters

They were written for the fellow

Who broke your momma's heart

And the envelope folds smelled of her ancient perfume

I'll bet she didn't know

How to respond before the blankets of snow

Caught him out wandering alone

With no place to go

There were stars in the sky

There were houses on the hill

There were bottles and pills

That were easy to buy to keep her warm

From the oncoming storm

Well, I found them in the northwest corner of the attic

In a box labeled "Tinsel and Lights"

Didn't know what I was looking for

Maybe just a blanket or artifacts

Eisenhower sent him to war

He kept her picture in his pocket that was closest to his heart

And when he hit shore

It must have been a target

For the gun-men

There were stars in the sky

There were bunkers on the hill

And there were caskets to fill where he would lie

Shrouded in the red, white & blue with the stripes

There were stars in the sky

There were houses on the hill

There were bottles and pills

That were easy to buy to keep her warm

From the oncoming storm