Cenotaph (Letter from Amsterdam)
Snow hard up against my doorwayAnd it's falling twice as fastFunny I was just thinking of you my friendHow long you were gonna last
Driving those blizzards cross EuropeSnow chains on you back64 feet of mobile thunder,Leaving a ten wheel track
It's good to hear from you,go easy when you canMy day is betterfor your letter from Amsterdam
I stand alone by the CenotaphWhere the unknown soldier liesAnd it's somewhere out there that you areThis freedom angel died
To save us from depressionToday I look around,boys our age and youngerI fear we let them down
It's good to hear from you,go easy when you canMy day is betterfor your letter from Amsterdam
The town square's disappearingIt drifts up to my kneesMidnight silence deafeningAnd my feet begin to freeze
Is it because we don't remember?We cannot understand?But me and the Unknown SoldierGot your letter from Amsterdam