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I reme mber the promise
That you ma de in the barn
When the kit tens were born
And you co uld not keep warm
So you mo ved away the mountain
That the s un rose behind
And you sa id yourself a prayer
And laid do wn with the blind
But you lo st them in your freedom
And you ne ed him now you're wild
Ble ssed is the memory
Of ever ybody's child
And the vo w of compassion
That you sw ore through your teeth
When the wa r began to end
And the phot ographs weep
Well nob ody blames you
As the tr ain pulls away
With its car go of snow
For these Ge rman paper-weights
But you lo st them in your freedom
And you ne ed him now you're wild
Ble ssed is the memory
Of eve rybody's child
Well it's fi ve in the morning
There's n o one home
Exce pt for your wife
And your ch ild on the phone
Somebo dy's got to listen
To a pro mise or two
Oh this ro om is far too small
For a pil grim like you
But you lo st them in your freedom
And you ne ed him now you're wild
Ble ssed is the memory
Of eve rybody's child
So no w that you've decided
To fo llow the sun
Like a sha dow of birds
Or a ki ng on the run
Oh your cha ins are too dark
For the se as you must swim
You are smi ling at the seaweed
But your sm ile is too grim
But you lo st them in your freedom
And you n eed him now you're w ild
Ble ssed is the memory
Of eve rybody's child
Ble ssed is the memory
Of ev erybody's c hild
Ble ssed is the memory
Of eve rybody's child
