19 (feat. Kid Crab)

In 1965, Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war But it wasn't, it was different in many ways And so were those who did the fighting In World War II, the average age of the combat soldier was 26 In Vietnam, he was 19 In-in-in-in-in Vietnam, he was 19 And the heaviest fighting of the past two weeks continued today 25 miles northwest of Saigon I really wasn't sure what was going on 19, 19, 19, 19, 19 19, 19 In Vietnam, the combat soldier Typically, served a 12 month tour of duty But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday 19 19 19 19 Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat in Vietnam Have been arrested since discharge Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age There are no accurate figures on how many of these men have been incarcerated But the veterans' administration studies concludes That the greater of vets exposure to combat Will more likely, is chanced to be arrested or convicted This is one legacy of the Vietnam War All those who remember the war They won't forget what they've seen Destruction of men in their prime Whose average age was 19 D-d-d-d-d-destruction D-d-d-d-d-destruction D-d-d-d-d-destruction War-war D-d-d-d-d-destruction War-war-war-war-war-war-war D-d-d-d-d-destruction (war-war) D-d-d-d-d-destruction (war-war) After World War II The men came home together in cruise ship But Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat Perhaps the most dramatic difference between World War II and Vietnam Was coming home None of them received a hero's welcome None of them received a hero's welcome None of them, none of them None of them, none of them, none of them received None of them, none of them, none of them received None of them, none of them, none of them received None of them, none of them, none of them received None of them, none of them, none of them None of them received a hero's welcome None of them received a hero's welcome None of them received a hero's welcome None of them, none of them, none of them, none of them, none of them According to a Veteran's Administration study Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered From what psychiatrists call post-traumatic stress disorder Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt Some succumb to suicidal thoughts Eight to ten years after coming home Almost eight-hundred-thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War D-d-d-d-d-destruction D-d-d-d-d-destruction 19 19 19-19-19-19-19-19 19 19-19-19-19-19-19 Then we came back and we was different And everybody wanted to know, what happened to those guys? There's gotta be something wrong somewhere We did what we had to do There's gotta be something wrong somewhere The people wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us They had no idea what it meant for five, ten years now All we want to do is come home (alright) All we want to do is come home (what do you do it for?) All we want to do is come home Was it worth it?