▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Canadian ▁folk ▁song ▁by ▁Terry ▁Kelly ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Je fter ▁Publishing ▁– ▁SO C AN . ▁Kelly ' s ▁intent ▁in ▁writing ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁to ▁rem ind ▁people ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁two - min ute ▁silence ▁on ▁Rem emb rance ▁Day , ▁after ▁he ▁saw ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁a ▁shop ▁failing ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Kelly ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁drug ▁store ▁which ▁announced ▁over ▁the ▁public ▁address ▁system ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁obser ving ▁the ▁two - min utes ▁silence ▁at ▁ 1 1   a . m . ▁for ▁Rem emb rance . ▁Kelly ▁observed ▁the ▁silence ▁but ▁noticed ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁queue ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him ▁demand ing ▁that ▁the ▁cl erk ▁run ▁his ▁sho pping ▁through ▁during ▁the ▁silence . ▁Kelly ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁man ' s ▁daughter ▁ch ast ised ▁him ▁afterwards ▁by ▁saying : ▁" D addy , ▁you ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁quiet ▁through ▁that ▁time ". ▁Kelly ' s ▁anger ▁about ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁respect ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁write ▁" A ▁Pitt ance ▁of ▁Time " ▁as ▁a ▁ple a ▁for ▁people ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁two - min ute ▁silence ▁on ▁Rem emb rance ▁Day . ▁ ▁Kelly ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁being ▁written ▁to ▁rem ind ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁sacrific es ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁forces ▁made ▁during ▁the