John Wayne Movie

from Immigrant Girls (2011) by Dan Sullivan.

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© Dan Sullivan 2011

A baby is born in a midwestern town
He’s off and he’s running when his feet hit the ground
He’s going to school and watching TV
Thinks that life is like a John Wayne Movie
Thinks that life is like a John Wayne Movie

Eating ice cream on the front porch steps
“Johnny, say your prayers, it’s time for bed
Pick up your clothes and turn out the lights
Come and kiss Mommy and Daddy goodnight”

He turns 18 many miles from his home
His days are green but his dreams are all chrome
He learns how to shoot a gun and believes
That life is like a John Wayne Movie
Thinks that life is like a John Wayne Movie

Re-reading letters on a barracks steps
Bouncing quarters off a GI bed
“Dad’s doing fine, he’s finished your room
You know that we love you, write again soon”

No honor, no glory, no enemy killed
A chopper goes down on a Tennessee hill
Door gunner Johnny’s as scared as can be
The ground coming up is the last thing he sees
The ground coming up is the last thing he sees

Eating ice cream on the front porch steps
“Johnny, say your prayers, it’s time for bed
Pick up your clothes and turn out the lights
Come and kiss Mommy and Daddy goodnight”

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from Immigrant Girls (2011), released May 1, 2011
© Dan Sullivan 2011 (BMI)

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Dan Sullivan Kalamazoo, Michigan

Some people like gardening, working on cars or woodworking. Others enjoy knitting, collecting stamps or coins. That kind of thing. I like writing songs.

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