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Japan to Louisiana

I put the headphones on his head, pulled my chair up to his bed
Talked to him and prayed in his ear
I put her hand in his hand, I knew the words she’d understand
I hope it gave him peace to know we cared

Every time he called I flew to Narita
I did anything it took to be there

Twenty miles from Baton Rouge, I knew just what I had to do
Even when he didn’t know my name
I can say he gave so much to me, showing me what not to be
I was free when I forgave him just the same

Japan to Louisiana
I am the grateful one
From the cypress in the Bayou
To the land of the rising sun
I couldn’t let them feel alone
I did my best to help them home

A single tear fell from her eye when she heard my last goodbye
Honoring the mother she had been
I had lost her then I’d found her and my world revolved around her
Now I felt that I had lost her again

Japan to Louisiana
I am the grateful one
From the cypress in the Bayou
To the land of the rising sun
I couldn’t let them feel alone

Japan to Louisiana
I am the grateful one
From the cypress in the Bayou
To the land of the rising sun
I wouldn’t let them feel alone
I did my best to help them home
I couldn’t let them feel alone
I did my best to help them home

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from SW​:​S Retreat, October 2021, Heart J Center Colorado, released October 29, 2021
Marie Miller / Maia Sharp

© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Crooked Crown Music (BMI)

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