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Vietnam War 1961-1975

Vietnam War 1961-1975. Goodnight Saigon. We met as soul mates On Parris Island. We left as inmates From an asylum. And we were sharp As sharp as knives. And we were so gung ho To lay down our lives. We came in spastic like tameless horses We left in plastic as numbered corpses.

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Vietnam War 1961-1975

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  1. Vietnam War1961-1975

  2. Goodnight Saigon

  3. We met as soul matesOn Parris Island

  4. We left as inmatesFrom an asylum

  5. And we were sharpAs sharp as knives

  6. And we were so gung hoTo lay down our lives

  7. We came in spastic like tameless horses We left in plastic as numbered corpses

  8. And we learned fast to travel lightOur arms were heavyBut our bellies were tight

  9. We had no home front We had no soft soap They sent us Playboy They gave us Bob Hope

  10. We dug in deepAnd shot on sightAnd prayed to Jesus ChristWith all of our might

  11. We had no cameras to shoot the landscape

  12. We passed the hash pipe And played our Doors tapes And it was dark So dark at night

  13. And we held on to each other Like brother to brother We promised our mothers we'd write

  14. And we would all go down togetherWe said we'd all go down together...

  15. Remember Charlie, Remember Baker,They left their childhood on every acre

  16. And who was wrong and who was right It did not matter in the thick of the fight

  17. We held the day in the palm of our hand They ruled the night and the night seemed to last as long as six weeks on Parris island

  18. We held the coastline They held the highland

  19. And they sharp as sharp as knives They heard the hum of our motors They counted the rotors And waited for us to arrive

  20. And we would all go down togetherWe said we’d all go down together

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