"Just Like Us (Croatia)" genre: Folk
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	A first-person account of the aftermath of war. A cry for Croatia, and Kosovo too.
	CD: Women On The Edge   Label: Rockin' Rowe Records
	Story Behind the Song I am of Croatian descent. Last spring I visited the island of Brac, in the Adriatic Sea near the city of Split in Croatia. I went to the tiny village of Dol where both of my paternal grandparents are from. This experience was one of the most incredible of my life. But it was somehow overshadowed by seeing the effects of war on this beautiful country. Although Brac had barely been affected, we drove through a great deal of Croatia and we were amazed and sobered by what we saw. Having never been in a country torn apart by war (the Civil War was a long time ago) I couldn't believe my eyes. Whole towns and villages levelled. Empty. Sad and ghostly. When I came home to the U.S.A. I wrote Just Like Us (Croatia). Now it happens again in Kosovo. Lyrics I live in America Land of the brave and the home of the free I never knew how it would be To have bombs exploding all around me I went to the country of my grandfather And his father and his father and his father before Everywhere I looked I couldn't help but see The ravages of an ugly war This is a country that was beautiful (Just like ours) With the sea and mountains and lakes People devoted to their families (Just like ours) And for their freedom there's been hell to pay Now I have seen with my own eyes Churches bombed and schools burned right down to the ground Homes for people just like you and me With walls full of machine gun rounds They used to live together peacefully Until tolerance gave way to what they call "Ethnic cleansing" It only takes a few persistent devils to stir it up Stir up the cauldron of hate Next time you're sitting there in your easy chair Safe and warm within your home Take a few minutes and say a prayer Don't take for granted your freedom I live in America Land of the brave and the home of the free

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