Song Lyrics Iris DeMent - THERES A WALL IN WASHINGTON    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> I>> Iris DeMent Singer Lyrics [Iris DeMent other resources]>> THERES A WALL IN WASHINGTON Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Iris DeMent Music Title/Track: THERES A WALL IN WASHINGTON Theme ID: 8477 Album: N/A There's a wall in Washington and it's made of cold black granite They say 60,000 names are etched there in it in that wall in Washington A father, he traveled from far away to walk the path 'til he finds that name He reaches his hand up and traces each letter The tears they fall as his memories gather for the boy who filled his heart with pride is now but a name that's been etched in the side of this wall in Washington A mother she traveled from far away to walk the path 'til she finds that name She reaches her hand up and traces each letter The tears they fall as her memories gather She feels the baby at her breast but her heart it breaks because all that is left is this wall in Washington A boy, he traveled from far away to walk the path 'til he finds that name He reaches his hand up and traces each letter He stares at the name of his unknown father His heart is young and it's filled with pain in anger he cries out "Who is to blame for this wall in Washington that's made of cold black granite? Why is my father's name etched here in it in this wall in Washington?" Related Lyrics Random lyrics: WHEN MY MORNIN COMES AROUND, Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies, Whispering Pines, Wildwood Flower, Ah Leah, Agnes, Ah! Leah!, Back On The Streets, Daddy Dont Live Here Anymore, I Cant Hear You, Joking, Shes So Wild, Too Young To Love, Color Me Blue, Love Is Like A Rock, My Girl, 10th Street, Love Is like a Rock, Fields of Athenry, Four Green Fields, HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE, Ill Take You Home Kathleen, In Dublins Fair City (Molly Malone), Ride On, Skye Boat Song, THE CLIFFS OF DONEEN, Whistling Gypsy Rover, Wild Rover, Will You Go Lassie Go (Wild Mountain Thyme), BarrettS Privateers, Peter Street, A BUNCH OF THYME, A Fenian Song, A Little Bit Of Heaven, A Man You Dont Meet Every Day, A Mothers Love Is A Blessing, A Muirsheen Durkin, A Nation Once Again, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, A Pair Of Brown Eyes, A Rainy Night In Soho, A Soldiers Song, A STR MO CHROI, A TRACE BOY ON LIGONIEL HILL, A WALK IN THE IRISH RAIN, ADMIRAL WILLIAM BROWN, ALL AROUND MY HAT, Amhrn na bhFiann, AN IRISHMANS DREAM, AN IRISHMANS EPISTLE TO THE OFFICERS AND TROOPS AT BOSTON, Other Iris DeMent song Lyrics Acres Of Corn Lyrics Banks Of Marble Lyrics Big City Lyrics Break My Mind Lyrics Childhood Memories Lyrics City Of New Orleans Lyrics Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room Lyrics Folsom Prison Blues Lyrics Goodbye Little Darling Lyrics Higher Ground Lyrics Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Iris Donnie Lyrics Iris, Donny Lyrics Irish Aires Lyrics Irish Descendents Lyrics Irish Folksongs Lyrics Irish Rovers Lyrics Irma Schultz Lyrics Irma Tapio Lyrics Irma Thomas Lyrics Iron And Wine Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy