Name: Mr. Hartley
Duration: P00H03M00S
Description: This song is for Dennis Hartley, Amara's dad, he is an amazing man. He served the air force during the Vietnam war.

Mr. Hartley

from Far From The Tree by Mutsu

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This song is for Dennis Hartley, Amara's dad, he is an amazing man. He served the air force during the Vietnam war.

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Old man Hartley was plane flyin man
he flew his plane from here to Japan
and on his way he caught in a big fight
that just didn't seem to sit with him quite right

He's flyin high over Ho Chi Min trail
droppin flares so that bombs can wail
staring down at the destruction below
he thinks to himself I just want to go

Back to a place where there are no bombs or wars
what is it that we're doing all this fightin for
when will we all learn to love and get along
can't we all agree that everyone wants
a beautiful life

He grew up hard and he grew of fast
he lived each day as if it was his last
oh and how the time past
it past it past it past

Now bombs have fallin and towns below in flames
filled with sadness he wonders who's to blame
and now there's just a wall that's full of names
the wounds are gone but the pain still remains

We want a place where there are no bombs or wars
what is it that we're doing all this fightin for
when will we all learn to love and get along
can't we all agree that everyone wants
a beautiful life

The years rolled by and he thought that we would learn
We're all feed lies they make us compromise
compromise

Now choose this or that out of fear
don't ask questions of you might disappear
don't you think it's time we take a stand
let's all join hands we can bring down the man

We want a place where there are no bombs or wars
what is it that we're doing all this fightin for
when will we all learn to love and get along
can't we all agree that everyone wants
a beautiful life

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from Far From The Tree, released September 8, 2020

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Mutsu Ithaca, New York

Mutsu was birthed between the smokey wooden walls of an orchard cabin. Mutsu is a unique mix of funk, folk, blues and rock. We provide a high energy, groovin' show with melodies that will carry you to a new dimension!

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