ON THE SHORES OF 44

This is based on a lyric written way back in the early 80's and was originally called The Wraiths of Normandy. I was never happy with it and always wanted to redo it since I liked the subject, but not the end result. I have to thank Stein Bogen for preserving the lyric it was based on. Only one line have survived. It's a tale about what happens when two lovers sneak down to the beaches of Normandy and get caught in the invasion.

Two young lovers found a hideaway
where prying eyes cannot reach
Deep beneath the barb wire skies
making contours in the soft sandy beach

The clouds above, the darkness below
shelters the passion, radiates heat
A touch and a kiss, a momentary bliss
They've come too far, too late to retreat

Chorus:
In the tangled web of war
On the shores of fourty four
Lingering pictures hung like memories
Above the red stained waters of Normandy

Catching the motion the pulse of the wave
The ashes of these times scatters for awhile
Purging despair from the shadows of mourning
Lay to rest the echoes of the innocent child

The wind weeps, as they fall asleep
to blow away their fears
Wrapped in dreams, that soothes and redeems
A wounded world in disrepair

Chorus:
Two.....

Dawn awakes to a horizen filled with ships
Looming ever closer blocking out the sun
There's a path to freedom paved with the blood of men
Bringing with them cannons and the fury of their guns

Two young lovers, absent any cover
unable to say goodbye
Caught in a hail of fire, shot down by desire
A footnote in the blink of an eye

Chorus:
Two.....