John Parr

Songwriter: John Parr

Producer: John Parr

Once there was a man
Who believed in something
He could see the truth through lies
Signed the dotted line
In blood for country
Tired of hearin' children cry

And you know it's true
I know he's out there
He'll see it through
To the end

Didn't sign for twenty
Didn't sign for ten
Joined the line with a few good men
He signed their name
To God above
We are enlisted men
Enlisted in love

Once there was a man
Who believed in something
Something that the eyes can't see

And you know it's true
I know he's out there
He'll see it through
To the end

Didn't sign for twenty
Didn't sign for ten
Joined the line with a few good men
He signed his name to God above
Some called him brother
Some called him friend
He knew they'd be there
Right there at the end
They signed their name to God above
We are enlisted men
Enlisted in love

And the fire keeps burnin'
In this crazy world
And you know it's true
I know he's out there
He'll see it through to the end
To the end

Didn't sign for twenty
Didn't sign for ten
Joined the line with a few good men
They signed their name to God above
We are enlisted men
Enlisted in love

Some called him brother
Some called him friend
He knew they'd be there
Right there at the end
They signed their name
To God above
We are enlisted men
Enlisted in love

John Parr (born 18 November 1952) is a Grammy-nominated English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 single “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” and for his 1984 single “Naughty Naughty” (US Rock #1). Parr was nominated for a Grammy award for “St Elmo’s Fire” in 1985.

Parr first entered the music scene when he was 12 years old and formed a band with two fellow schoolmates, which they named The Silence. The band had achieved some success. They eventually became professional and started to tour Europe. He then joined a band named Bitter Suite who were a huge success in the working men’s clubs in Yorkshire, he then formed a “Super Band” with musicians from other working men’s club bands, and named the band Ponders End , a band that set a new precedent for the bands in the north.

Parr secured a publishing deal with Carlin America in 1983 and in the same year Meat Loaf asked him to write some songs for his new album. It led to a fateful meeting with John Wolff, who was tour manager for The Who. Foreseeing the initial demise of The Who, Wolff was looking for a new venture and considered Parr to be a suitable partner. Parr first visited America in 1984 and worked with Meat Loaf on Bad Attitude. Meanwhile, Wolff secured Parr’s solo Atlantic recording deal in New York.

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