Alva Brown Poet Lyric

only God sees a medic cry

Verse #1:
           C   
In my arms, Robert died that day
      G                           C
An IED, took his life away
                         C
But it was his buddies I had to treat
                    G                                 C
They were wounded emotionally 

Verse #2
                C      
Another soldier’s job was done
                     G                               C                          
A gold star Mom, had lost her son
                 C
If you survive, when you’re over there
                               G                      
When you come home, it’s a cross you bear

Chorus:
          F                              Dm7
Only God sees a medic cry
              F                          Dm7
When I wake up in the night
       C                                                       G 
I’m back in Iraq trying to keep ‘em alive 
                      F                          Dm7
There were countless casualties
              F                           Dm7
But the one I lost came home with me
C                                                  G
Heaven only knows why I survived
                 Dm7              G           C
And only God sees…a medic…cry



Verse #3:
         C                  
I survived and felt ashamed,
          G                     C
It’s a guilt I can’t explain.
        C
Old memories are new to me,
                         G                                   C
‘cause I’m no longer who I used to be.

Chorus:
          F                              Dm7
Only God sees a medic cry
              F                          Dm7
When I wake up in the night
       C                                                       G 
I’m back in Iraq trying to keep ‘em alive 
                      F                          Dm7
There were countless casualties
              F                           Dm7
But the one I lost came home with me
C                                                  G
Heaven only knows why I survived
                 Dm7              G           C
And only God sees…a medic…cry

BR (Broken Down)
        Dm7                                 F
The Guard came home to a big parade
Dm7                             F
Robert’s mom stood in the shade
                   Dm7                               F
When we passed her on the procession route…
       G                                    F
We turned and gave one last salute

Chorus:
          F                              Dm7
Only God sees a medic cry
              F                          Dm7
When I wake up in the night
       C                                                       G 
I’m back in Iraq trying to keep ‘em alive 

                      F                          Dm7
There were countless casualties
              F                           Dm7
But the one I lost came home with me
C                                                  G
Heaven only knows why I survived
                 Dm7              G           C
And only God sees…a medic…cry

Outro:
                      C            
…When the war took Robert’s life that day
        G                      F     Dm7  C
The peace…in my life went away

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