CLICK ON VIDEO BELOW ~ Recorded live at the Jackson Michigan Vietnam Veterans meeting.
LYRICS Cold Sweat by Kelly Trudell
He was a chain-smoking soldier Trained to look for brutality and death On his watch in the jungle this kid from Alabama came face to face with it He saw his friend Hollywood take a fatal hit And lay there dyin’ Another brother in his arms crying out his last words Tell my mama that I love her
chorus: It leaves him in a cold sweat When the night terrors come Don’t dare wake him up He’ll come at you swinging He’s back there on the front line, shrapnel in his leg Prayin’ he won’t be shot dead He don’t like to talk about it It leaves him in a cold sweat
They sent him home to a hero’s welcome When he got off the bus Some guy came up and spit in his face That’s the thanks he got For going through hell in Vietnam living on rations and napalm He took a bullet for his fellow man never thinking His own country would degrade him
chorus: It leaves him in a cold sweat When the night terrors came Hollywood’s dog tags in his hands covered in blood He couldn’t carry his friend to the medivac Left his body missing in action The guilt he lives with overwhelms him It leaves him in a cold sweat
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How I came to write "Cold Sweat" by Kelly Trudell
I
was talking with my dad one night about his brothers who served in
Vietnam. He told me about how Uncle John flew the Cobra gun ship as
well as the Huey medivac and Uncle Paul was a combat engineer. Both of
his brothers served two tours in Vietnam. My Uncle Simon was a marine
who also served in Vietnam.
I asked dad if his brothers ever
talked to him about the war. My dad said: "no, but I will tell you what
I never forgot. When your Uncle Paul got wounded they sent him home
with shrapnel in his hip. I went to go pick him up and when he got off
the bus, some guy came up and spit in his face." As my dad was telling
me this, he had tears in his eyes.
My heart grieves for my
father as well as for my uncles. That heaviness on my heart is God's
way of letting me know that it is time to write. It is as if God taps
me on the shoulder and says "let's get to work, let's change hearts
with this song". I am God's co-writer. What a blessing it is to use the
gifts He gave me for His purpose.
My Mission: This song "Cold Sweat" is now available for download here on my site. One dollar ($) of every download will go into an account to help meet the needs of veterans.
I
want to raise awareness of the Vietnam veterans diligence in serving
the needs of our vets returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. The Vietnam
vet has a tenacious spirit. They want to ensure that "never again" will
a soldier serving his country be treated with disrespect.
The
Vietnam veterans are there at every deployment, every homecoming, in VA
hospitals and at funerals. I truly believe they are profound care
givers of today’s veterans.
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