Bill Mallonee - Vet lyrics

Standing in front of the black wall With lots of names carved in Trying to make a little bit of sense of it all Where do i begin Most of us shared so much Never ever having met It's too much to remember How could i forget Past is always present Present is no friend Afraid of what lies underneath Scratch below my skin Taking inventory At the surplus store Lines up in the cross hairs Outside my front door Ah take me down saigon river Ah take me down to the china sea Put myself unreservedly In the stars and stripes forever I got a little cauterized brain and a heart Shot off at the knees If you got a good home to go to It's cool i guess i'll say Homeward bound and we touched down There at the jfk I'd liked to forget that moment There's the curse of video tape Screaming and all the clenched fists Spit rolling down my face Late at night tv's on The kids are off to bed Under the haze of the cathode ray Step out of the cargo bay Women and children take them out first The whole thing feels so hopeless Smile or a handshake and lookout baby Here comes the plastic explosive