Lior - My Grandfather lyrics

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When I was born my grandfather held me in his warm hands

And it seems though his eyes are teary,

But it’s hard to tell from the old photograph

While my brother and sister danced at the feet of his tired and weathered frame

He said, there’s a light to this boy I’ve rarely seen

And there he gave me my name

Well my grandfather was a sniper

In the Red Army

He never knew any brothers in arms for on both sides stood enemy

With a cold unbroken will to survive

His steady hands took aim

And he drank just enough to keep himself warm

For he never spoke his true name

When I was a boy, the summers were ours

He would take me down to the sea

And stand on the water's edge

And watch me go crazy

As the gentle waves rolled in

Looking back I wonder how he must have felt

Watching me running so free

All the years in his life he wished he could forget

Did he look at the world through me?

When I was a man I flew across the ocean

When I heard he needed care

I listened as he spoke of his turbulent life

From his ordinary chair

And he ended by saying

"Oh, I’ve had enough

The time's come for me to go

I have only one wish

That is left in me

To be taken peacefully"

Just before I was due to marry

I heard he could not walk anymore

It was then he gave up fight

I had said goodbye

Almost one year before

And I’ll never forget something he told me

"Yes it’s a cruel world, but you must live without fear”

Well I sure do miss my grandfather

He’s the reason why I’m here

Thanks to Mactuary for correcting these lyrics