Story Behind the Song
About the feelings the feelings going through a soldier as he says goodbye to his little girl, leaving for the Persian Gulf war in 1991.
The late Danny Marsi sang lead and
Karen Mantero & Dennis Genovese sang backup. Dennis Arranged & Produced it as a "Fallen Angel Production".
The instruments played by Dennis were Guitars, Bass, Linn Drum, and Synth.
We did the entire recording on an 8 track Tascam 1/2 in. tape recorder in 2 weekends.
It was remastered Sept14,2002.
Lyrics
The Persian Gulf
Music & Lyric by
John Marsi_ Dennis Genovese _Danny Marsi
Copyright 1991 Fallen Angel Publishing
(Spoken word Intro)
As I packed my bags for the Persian Gulf,
With my Daughter beside me looking up,
The tears from her eyes rolled down her face
And I thought to myself
I may never see her again
And she said
(Verse 1)
Daddy, Daddy, Are they our friends
Daddy, Daddy, Oh what’s revenge
Daddy, Daddy, Why is there hate
Daddy, Daddy, Oh what is fate
She broke my heart, I had to cry, when she said
(verse 2)
Daddy, Daddy, what’s misery
Daddy, Daddy, what’s poverty
Daddy, Daddy, what’s liberty
(Spoken word)
(Child)
Daddy, Why do you have to fight to be free
And I thought to myself,
I may never see her again
And then she said
Daddy, Daddy, Why is there war
Daddy, Daddy, who is it for
She broke my heart, I had to cry,
When she said,
(Bridge)
Dry your eyes, lift your tears,
Daddy, Don’t you cry
Daddy don’t you cry, Daddy, Daddy
Daddy, don’t you cry
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