Intro :
If it ple ase the court I've had a lo t to say
And it's no t always been true
Sta nding here before you ju dge
I make my pledge of truth to yo u
The wa ves came over the bo wsprit
The decks awa sh with running green and fo am
Ba ck there at the wheel I was te rrified
Next da y we first saw home
My re latives came over on the Ma yflower
La nded on the shore almost alone
No that damn traffic toda y is terrible
And everywhe re I look I see people alo ne
Alo ne with their heads looking in their hands
Lo st in the conversation st are
Wa lking with their eyes looking a t the screen
Talking like they were really there
I'm lo st in this new generation
Left me behi nd it seems
Li stening to the shadow of Jimi He ndrix
"Purple Ha ze" sounding like TV
I ste pped on someone's hand la ying on the street
Bo th asleep and dead it ma y seem
He di dn't even move there on the si dewalk
I sto od there staring in a dream
She ca me along in her unifo rm
Stood mo ving me away with a gentle ha nd
Dre ssed in white like a nightinga le
Her name was Flo rence Florence of the La nd
(I kne w I'd seen her so mewhere)
I kne w I'd seen her somewhere
But she was bu sy with him gone
She ca me with three different brothers
A braham Martin and John
I he ard a song about that once
And I never knew wha t it meant
Three sta rs died in a plane one ni ght
Rock and Ro ll the message that was sent
I co uldn't wrap my head around i t
Didn't know what it me ant
Sta nding there on that sandy beach
Wa tching it turn to cement
No w I don't see all the co lors
And I might mi ss some of their beauty
But I do see what I see
And I wa nt to do my duty
Enli sted in the Navy at the co rner store
They ha d a recruiting booth
I co vered my heart and ra ised my hand
And swo re it was the truth
That's my pledge
That's my ple dge
That's my pledge judge
That 's my pledge
