when i was young time seamed to stand still
and wed do anything for the time to kill
wed play and go to school
then do things to prove we were cool
then the seasons changed and time seamed to go
where to no one would know
one minute we were in the backseat with our girl in the car
then we were fighting a war in a land so far
we lost our innocents to a world we never knew
that seamed to encircle us as we grew
we were adults in a world so strange
then the seasons again did change
we married and had kids of our own
then for our countries sins we did atone
wed fought our war and now had to pay
for a land that was free ,forever to stay
then in mid season the world seamed to stop
and from its cruelty i wish we could hopbut now a life seamed to give way to age
began a new life of great change
instead of seeing my kids grow big and strong i had topay the price for a war that was wrong
id loose my home,my family and wife
and in short days following,id loose my life
my children should not see me as i go through this pain
but no longer can i bear the srain
a life that that happyness had just entered
now became torn and splintered
today is the 32 aniversary since i went to war
and its taken 32 years to end a life i now adore
theres nothing to be said
i fought that ar so u wouldnt wake up dead
we are forgotten and no one cares
all we get are your empty stares
ill go on till my final day in fear
hiding from you my lonely tear
i fought that war though against my will
and all i learned was how to kill
cannot the lord up above
give me time to experiance this thing called love
youve shunned me away when i came home
you sentenced me to forever be alone
but one last thing may i ask of you
lord it isnt hard for one such as you to do
let me have the happyness i have finally found
before they lay me in the ground
one year of love so others i can tell
living here on earth wasnt always hell
dedicated to all viet nam vets and those vets that suffer the agent orange syndrome desiese that has robbed them of ever having a normal life.they die every day though not on the battlefield now.,they are still casualties of the viet nam war.
thank you and thank god for our great country and those who fight to keep us free.
