My Heart Is Free Lyrics - Singles - Tift Merritt

Well, the first thing I remember is the last thing that I saw, 

Morning hit the barrel of a rifle going off 

Then the daylight wrapped around me, 

Then I heard the sergeant scream, 

Then all my reservations fell gently at my feet 

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Now my heart is free 

My heart is free, and all the things that hold a man no longer carry me 

I was sure there was a reason to take that side and fight, 

But when I saw the trembling hands that put that shot in flight, 

I saw the hands of Jesus, saw the shores at Normandy, 

Saw a hundred thousand weary lost and homesick boys like me 

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The courage asked of my heart has traveled far beyond those lines 

Seems it's always for a few men that so many of us die 

You don't remember my name or the girl that I made proud, 

And whatever drew me from her arms is nothing to me now 

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