Hi, I have not posted in so long, but I have not forgotten about the board. I have been real busy working on Song structure and form with Workshops as well as all Nashville has to offer with networking etc, I would like to share a lyric I wrote some time back with two others, at first Nashville told me it was beautiful ,but too patriotic,!!! who would ever dream though, of the hideous events of 9/11...
I have a brother on disablity from the service and friends who have lost loved ones in VietNam,.. if you lost someone you love in a war, this song is a tribute to them. You can hear it by going to mp3.com/irts..
Very soon, hope to have some good news to share about the song with you all.Also, soon I will post the rewrite I did of "Tickles and Freckles" with another writer.I remember alot of ya liked that one!!

" A Soldier's Daughter"
(C) 2001
Debbie Iammarino
Reb Robinson
John Trentes

momma kissed her soldier goodbye
said a prayer as he walked away
momma she tried so hard not to cry
and she promised she write him everyday
words to strengthen his soul
lighten heavy boots along the way
then one day she told him about me
baby girl he'd never see


I am a Soldier's daughter
that's what I'm most proud to be
I am a soldier's daughter
his living legacy...


everyday she prayed she would find
his letter saying he was coming home
she dreamed he'd climb two stairs at a time
promise her she'd never be alone
then one day in 1970 .....
two solemn soldier's met her at the door
with the letter she prayed to never read
he died for you.. he died for me...


I am a Soldier's Daughter
that's what I'm most proud to be
I am a soldier's daughter
his living legacy..
Today I kissed his loving name
and through my veil of tears I saw
soft brown eyes crying back at me
from that cold, black shiny wall


Momma saved his letters all for me
my father always had so much to say
and from these tattered pages I can see
the love he sent me, from so far away
words that strengthen my soul..
and give me the courage to believe..
wish I could tell him what he means to me
all that I am , I owe to his memory..

I am a Soldier's Daughter
that's what I'm most proud to be
I am a soldier's daughter
his living legacy..
I am a soldier's daughter..
that's what I'm most proud to be
I am a soldier's daughter
his living legacy...