Song Description

I wrote this song one day as I pondered about my Uncle Wes whom I never met. He lost his life when he served for the Army. Our family misses him quite a bit. I always hear stories about him and he reminds me of myself actually.

Lyrics

An American Soldier, who died for his country
All American Soldier that left his family behind

Uncle Wes we're such a mess without you
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through

You helped me understand, the meaning of a man
Even though you were never around, You were always six feet down
But I don't want to think of you like that

Your spirit runs through the fables, in the back of my mind
And I know what you're all about, your life, your beauty, and love to live
But it takes a lot to give

Uncle Wes we're such a mess without you
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through

I need to reassure it'll work out fine, in the back of my mind
By keeping your spirit in my heart, or else I think we might fall apart
And it takes a lot of time to build

His simple life just day by day, walking on his hands along the way
A man who never did complain, and joked about his pain

Uncle Wes we're such a mess without you
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through

A sort of saint that you are to this lonely star of hope
When the family fights back and forth, I think what is it I shall do?
Then I remember the man of you

Let it simmer and tell a joke about the trivial bickering
and then the wind will carry him back to a place above the sun

Uncle Wes we're such a mess without you
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through
Uncle Wes we're such a mess without you
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through

Let your spirit fly so high....
Let it be free and help us get by...
Let it free and let it fly
Let it free and let it fly

Uncle Wes we're such a mess without you
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through
Uncle Wes we're such a mess without you
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through
But Uncle Wes we've got to make it through