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John's Song.

John is 103 and blind. In WWII he was shot down behind enemy lines and managed to parachute to safety. He spent 14 days walking back along the railway line eating wild fruit and veg before he made it back to safety.

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It's nearly time to head for home
Cockpits dark I see the lights
Pilot radios words that we don't want to hear
There's an enemy stuck our rear

Parachute on my back
Time to abandon this craft
Pull the chord and cross my fingers and toes
Jump out into the cold unknown

Falling
Will I make it out alive?
Falling
Will I ever be alright?
Surely, I'll make it
I'll make it won't I?

Sit on the muddy ground
Distant dog bark welcomes me
Walk slowly to the flickering light
An old door welcomes me in tonight

They change my airman's jacket
So I won't be recognised
The fear is creeping into my mind
Good luck now follow the old rail line

Walking
Will I make it out alive
Walking
Will I ever be alright?
Surely, I'll make it
I'll make it won't I?

Oh oh oh oh the days rolled into one
Oh oh oh oh the lonely nights were so long
For 14 days I avoided their gaze
For 14 days

I've made it back to the line
Somehow still alive
But they didn't think that I would survive
The Caterpillar Club is my prize

Oh oh oh oh the days rolled into one
Oh oh oh oh the lonely nights were so long
For 14 days I avoided their gaze
For 14 days

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from Back in the Day : The Good Neighbours Songwriting Project, released July 28, 2023

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