A Soldier's Lament

I'M A VIETNAM ERA SOLDIER, A SOLDIER NO LESS,
WE FOUGHT IN A GROUND WAR, A HORRIBLE MESS.
SOME SOLDIERS STILL MISSING, MANY HAVE DIED,
REMEMBERING OFTEN, AND OFTEN I'VE CRIED.
HUSBANDS AND FATHERS, BROTHERS AND SONS,
HOW CAN WE BE: "THE FORGOTTEN ONES?"
I'M A VIETNAM ERA SOLDIER, A SOLDIER NO LESS,
WE FOUGHT IN A GROUND WAR, A HORRIBLE MESS.

I'M A VIETNAM ERA SOLDIER, A SOLDIER NO LESS,
WE FOUGHT IN A GROUND WAR, A HORRIBLE MESS.
WHAT THEY HAD TAUGHT ME WAS: "DO OR DIE,"
BELIEVING IN MOTTOS LIKE: "SEMPER FI."
SO EASY TO SAY, I THOUGHT WE WERE BETTER,
YET TO THE CONGRESS, WE'VE WRITTEN NO LETTER.
BACK IN THE JUNGLE, WE FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL,
NOW WE GROW LAZY, CAN'T EVEN SEND MAIL.
VIETNAM ERA SOLDIERS, WE'RE SOLDIERS NO LESS,
WE FOUGHT IN A GROUND WAR, A HORRIBLE MESS.

I'M A VIETNAM ERA SOLDIER, A SOLDIER NO LESS,
WE FOUGHT IN A GROUND WAR, A HORRIBLE MESS.
SOME FRIENDS HAVE FORGOTTEN, LIFE'S MOVED ALONG...
LOVERS FOUND OTHERS, CONVINCED IT'S NOT WRONG...
I THINK OF THE FUTURE, BUT REMEMBER THE PAST,
SOMEHOW AND WHEN, WE'RE ALL FREE AT LAST,
AFTER SERVING OUR COUNTRY, HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN:
"HEY LIFE GOES ON, AND NO-ONE LIKES PAIN!"
WELCOME HOME SOLDIERS, WHAT A HORRIBLE MESS,
VIETNAM ERA SOLDIERS, THEY'RE SOLDIERS NO LESS

Created: October 29, 1999r.
Last Updated: May 23, 2005r.