Story Behind The Song

This is a story about a MIA and the concerns of his mother and brother. It raises the question of faith

Song Description

Blues songs don't usually have long descriptions and have a lot of repetitive verses. This song actually tells a story and is delivered with maximum passion. There are a couple of 8 bar guitar solos. One as part of the intro and the other is just after the bridge.

Lyrics

Heat Of The Jungle
by: R Humphrey and B. K. Williamson
(c) 12/2/2015 All Rights Reserved

He was born
his daddies first son
Thirteen years my senior and he's still out there on the run
When a boy
grows up all alone
Then a child comes along an' takes all of the love he was owed

Then the war
His future was black
He knows when he leaves there's a chance that he'll never come back
But he goes
an' his brother cries
His fear an' his anger both tear at his soul from inside


Chorus:
And the heat of the jungle bares down like a weight on his mind
Just marking time
Out on the line
And momma just lives for the letters he's sending back home
She reads them alone
then cries until dawn

Now the lines
cut deep in my face
I still miss my brother an' wonder if he feels the same
As the time
drags slowly along
We all have to live with the choices that make up our song

Bridge:
An' the church was half empty on Sunday when we came to pray
The preacher reminded us now was the time to have faith
But the wreaths on the doors of the houses now cover the town
Where's faith to be found...
Where's faith to be found

Chorus