Tom O'BrienClara Barton Alternative Pop Rock

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A power pop song recorded by The Trouts. Lead guitar: Jay Quibodeaux Bass: Sean O'Malley Drums and Harmony Vocals: Brad McCrea Lead Voice/Guitars/Lyrics: Tom O'Brien Music: Greg Murai and Tom O'Brien

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. She nursed dying soldiers. The song's not about her; it's a metaphor for a relationship.

Long ago you held me like a puppet from the toy box Then you banished me like I was suffering from small pox You're the only one who ever cared to dress my wounds Now you're gone All the other soldiers had their sympathetic nurses All of them had songs to sing with sympathetic verses You're the only one who ever cared to sing my tune Now you're gone Now you're dead and gone - gone away Now you're dead and gone - gone away Now you're dead and gone Sleeping on the battlefield I dreamed that I was near you Praying just that I'd awaken close enough to hear you Through the showers of mortar fire I held you in my head Now you're gone Now you're dead and gone - gone away Now you're dead and gone - gone away Now you're dead and gone Heaven's angels' infantry Marches through our infancy Choosing who will stay And who will leave No one had the courage or the strength to stand beside you I wish that I'd have been there when that dying man defied you I hear you kissed his eyes as he lay bleeding in your arms Now he's gone Now you're dead and gone - gone away Now you're dead and gone - gone away Now you're dead and gone x