My Grandfather

When I was born my grandfather held me in his warm hands And it seems though his eyes are teary , But it's hard to tell from an old photograph While my brother and sister danced at the feet of his tired and weathered frame He said there's a light to this boy I've rarely seen And there he gave me my name Well my grandfather was a sniper In the Red Army He never had any brothers in arms for on both sides stood enemies With a cold, unbroken will to survive His steady hand took aim And he drank just enough to keep himself warm For he never spoke his true name MMMM-mmmmm When I was a boy,the summers were ours He would take me down to the sea He’d stand on the waters edge And watch me go crazy As the gentle waves rolled in Lookin' back I wonder how he must have felt Watching me and running so free All the years in his life he wished he could forget Did he look at the world through me? MMMM-mmmmm When I was a man I flew across the Ocean When I heard he needed care I listened as he spoke of his turbulent life From his ordinary chair And he ended by saying 'Oh,I've had enough The time has come for me to go I have only one wish That is left in me To be taken peacefully' MMMM-mmmmm Just before I was due to marry I heard he could not walk anymore It was then he gave up fight I had said goodbye Almost one year before And I'll never forget something he told me “Yes it’s a cruel world ,but you must live without fear” Well I sure do miss my grandfather He's the reason why I'm here