My Pledge, My Vow
words and music: Airman. Penny Rand
and A1C Jim Schaffer
sung by Jim, Penny, and the group
Sometimes I wonder,
why, when and how,
Then I remember
My pledge, my vow.
Sometimes I wonder
why I'm here,
Then I see my progress,
It all comes clear.
It's never easy,
unless you're proud.
So come along—
join the growing crowd.
Of those who care,
those who share,
We work together,
an equal load we bear.
Sometimes I wonder,
why, when and how,
Then I remember,
My pledge, my vow.
I often question
our purpose here,
I'm always answered,
You too can learn.
The sound of people,
oppressed, astray.
Joining together,
to find new ways.
Building on hopes,
planning on dreams,
Unity our motto,
reality our scheme.
Sometimes I wonder,
why, when and how,
Then I remember
My pledge, my vow.
Life in the movement can become conflicted especially when you are required to hold down a full time job in the Air Force and suffer the slings and outrageous lifers on a daily basis. Penny Rand, a member of the
Women's Air Force, and Jim Schaffer expressed their doubts and hopes in this song.
