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Central Indiana musician raising money for law enforcement

Posted at 9:54 PM, Dec 05, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-06 02:35:29-05

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. -- An central Indiana musician is making hoping to make a mighty impact in the lives of law enforcement families that have been ripped apart by violence.

It’s been a tough year for law enforcement, and the holidays are an even tougher time for those whose families will have to celebrate without them.

Seeing the faces on some of these families, Rush County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Brinson decided to ask his brother-in-law- Craig B. Moore to use that heartbreak to create something that would help them heal.

Moore is a school administrator by day and a musician by night.

 “There’s always lyrics’ running through my head. I write in my sleep I think. Sometimes I wake up and have thoughts and I write them down,” said Moore.

Moore spent a few days collecting his thoughts on fallen officers and wrote the song called ‘Thin Blue Line.’

“Hopefully it provides some comfort to survivors,” said Moore.

The song is available on iTunes and Google Play.

100 percent of the proceeds from Moore’s song will go to help men and women on the force and the families of fallen officers and deputies.

“It’s being shared all over the country, so we just got to keep hammering away,” said Moore.

Moore said he hopes to raise $10,000 for the local chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors, to help the Hancock County Sheriff's Department buy protective vests and to help the Rush County Sheriff's Department purchase two additional K-9s. 

THIN BLUE LINE

by: Craig B. Moore

Verse 1:

All she heard him say was I'm sorry ma'am

As her knees hit the floor and the screen door slammed

Her nightmare for years well it just came true

Now he's gone forever her hero and blue

He stood on that thin blue line for me and you


Chorus:

A hero to some protector of all

He stood for something and took the fall

(1:On that thin blue line)

Night after night

in the fight for his life

all so I could live out mine

he stood on that thin blue line


Verse 2:

As the kids wake from bed she raises her head

And wipes the tears from her eyes and tries to cover the red

Man what she's got to say there ain't no easy way

To say daddy's in heaven but we will be OK

cause he stood on the thin blue line for me and you
 

You can visit Craig B. Moore's website at www.craigmooremusic.com. A link to the song can be found there as well as on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon.com