Jason Eady: French Summer Sun (Official Video)

Lyrics: He heard the quiet buzzing of a fly And for a second he wasn’t quite sure what it was Until it tickled his face and he opened his eyes On a beach in the French summer sun With Sulphur in the air and the smell of something worse He leaned up on his elbow and looked around He wiped some blood from his face and saw his buddy James Mangled and torn apart on the ground The medics got him and he thanked god they did He spent 27 days in a field hospital Before making the slow trip home to the states Minus one leg which still seemed impossible He got a job sorting mail in the Birmingham post office Fie days a week and enough pay to get by He met a beautiful girl through a mutual friend And even months later that girl was his wife The nightmares were often and vivid and real He’d wake up screaming a few times a week She was patient and kind and she stayed by his side And in time he found a more restful sleep By the next year they had them a