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Thread #129586 Message #2911360
Posted By: Stewart
21-May-10 - 12:57 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mt St Helens eruption, Harry Truman song
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mt St Helens eruption, Harry Truman song
I think Tom Hunter's song is far gentler and more sympathetic to Harry and his wanting to stay where his home was.
"Now some say death's like going home How the worst fate is to die alone, Far from the people and the places you have known. Maybe that's why Harry wouldn't leave, It doesn't really matter what we believe, Whether dead or alive old Harry's still at home."
Cheers, S. in Seattle under the shadow of Mt. Rainier, quiet for now, and we do see it once in a while, when the clouds allow