FORGOTTEN VICTIMS [ country ] Click Here for Free Song Download Flash on the evening news between sound bites of guns and war Single mom of two, bags filled with food, walkin' home from a corner store Didn't have a chance caught in the crossfire of a gangland turf dispute But not a word is heard for those who remain to share grief's bitter fruit A loving mother left behind two boys who pass from foster home to home And her parents of an only child endure final days weeping alone Her boyfriend Stu and best friend Sue try an' piece together lives blown apart while the mother of a killer who did her best slowly dies from a broken heart Sing a song of forgotten victims For those who remain here Whose pain hones like a blue-steel knife Day by day, year by year May they find it within God’s grace to somehow Keep on keepin' on Find strength to rise above And with his love overcome That bitter old man on the stool next to yours once had his youthful dreams An' the junkie in the alley may recall better times between his silent screams The priest of deceit an' lady on main street share more than meets the eye And God only knows how many reasons why but for his hand go you an' I Sing a song of forgotten victims For those who remain here Whose pain hones like a blue-steel knife Day by day, year by year May they find it within God’s grace to somehow Keep on keeping on Find strength to rise above And with his love overcome It may be true we make our own choices an' no doubt we've all sinned But in life's big picture of circumstance we're tumbleweeds in a desert wind So, sing a song of forgotten victims For those who remain here Whose pain hones like a blue-steel knife Day by day, year by year May we find it within God’s grace to somehow Keep on keeping on Find strength to rise above And with his love overcome Say a prayer for forgotten victims, those who remain here * * Dedicated to former Upland, California police officer Gary Johnson; in memory of his beloved sister Stacei Gittelman.             Copyright © by Richard Aberdeen ASCAP Copyright © by Freedom Tracks Music ASCAP          No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from publisher. Inquiries:  Freedom Tracks Records.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.