Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Morphine 1-2" written by Mary Gauthier and Jennifer Marino.
New Album, "Rifles & Rosary Beads," Available Now at www.marygauthier.com.

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LYRICS
Rotors spin as she’s running for the bell
She was a fearless pilot with a heart of gold
I never really knew her all that well
She had one more flight and she was headed home
Sprinting hard cause there were lives to save
He was a young Marine with an Iron Cross Tattoo
A little cocky, righteous strong and brave
The co-pilot of Morphine 1-2

My head knows but my heart can’t see
It’s not like it should have been me
But I wish that I had been there on that day
Even now, I’d take their place

7 souls took off on that flight
A desert blood drop in the light of day
A few more seconds could have saved their life
But the story wasn’t gonna end that way

My head knows but my heart can’t see
It’s not like it should have been me
But I wish that I had been there on that day
Even now, I’d take their place

7 stars shine down on me now
Lights that burn in everything I do
Till we meet again someday, somehow
Semper Fi Morphine 1-2

My head knows but my heart can’t see
It’s not like it should have been me
I still wish that I had been there on that day
Even now, I’d take their place