Solomon - 
 Don’t Go - please come back
For God’s  sake do you want to die
We are under attack ! 

But Solomon walked out 
Into the  night 
Walked into the rain
I just knew he would die

That was the last time 
I saw Solomon
It broke my heart
Until 40 years later I received a call
Solomon didn’t die after all 

How can you explain 40 years
In just a short call
How do you tell everything 
How do you tell it all

Solomon my friend what happened to you 
Solomon looked at me
Pulled up his sleeve 
And showed me his tattoo 

Oh my god I didn’t know
I had no idea 
Where you went
What you’ve gone thru

Solomon didn’t have to
Speak a word
Solomon’s eyes said it all
Solomon did his best to recall

They made us run naked
Laughing at us all
Skin and bones
No clothes no clothes I recall

Thise who made the cut
Drew a sigh of relief
Those who weren’t selected 
We’re shot  on the spot
Only now I can grieve 

When liberation came
I was almost dead
American soldiers carried 
Me to a Red Cross bed

I immigrated to America
When the coast was clear
Joined the army
Grateful for freedom I was among peers

Now I sit beside you 
Grateful you are my friend
Thank God for freedom
Thank God I am American …..