Story Behind The Song
Written in a military barracks stairwell in the year 2002.
Song Description
The artist, EBENLO, wrote this song while stationed as a Senior Airman, in the Air Force, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. It was two weeks before he would separate and come back to the United States, "A Free Man". He sat down on the third floor of one of his barracks stairwells, and wrote this song.
| Song Length |
5:45 |
Genre |
Pop - General, Blues - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Cool |
Subject |
Happiness, Home |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Ten o'clock and all is well but I'm weepin'
Good enough, I'm sure I'll laugh and swell when I'm sleepin'
It's been a year, how much can you stand
Kicking sand in a foreign land?
Lazy nights, crazy days in the field, yeah
I can't wait to get back to the States, nice to see ya
I'm flying home in a couple of weeks
The plane touches down and all I'll think, is it's gonna be
A KISS THE GROUND KIND OF DAY?
Yeah, yeah?
It's been four years with Uncle Sam now it's questions
No more job, don't you need a resume for the next one
With your final pay, what will you do
Buy a big fat keg and a three piece suit
It's gonna be
A KISS THE GROUND KIND OF DAY?
Yeah, yeah?
You know, I know how it feels to be out there in the wild, wild, middle of nowhere
Where things like Big Macs, cherry pie, and five regulars for five dollars are a long lost and well remembered figment of your imagination
You wanna know what I missed the most while I was out there, was my folks, Arby's sauce, and pizza, and not necessarily in that order
I tell ya what I don't miss now that I'm back is sucking on that rubber mask for eight or more hours at a time, in the heat of a summer's day
We used to say, "People back home have got no idea what we're going through," and really, who wants to tell them?
Well you know what, maybe now they do
I think that every last one of us out here would like to thank you guys for your sacrifice
We are all, all praying you guys make it on back here safe and sound
Until that time comes you touch down on the tarmac
And plant your own kisser right here in this ground?
Here I am in my hometown, and it's bliss
I just found out about them Cali girls with a kiss
America, land of the free true home of the brave, friend to you and me
It's gonna be
A KISS THE GROUND KIND OF DAY?
Yeah, yeah