I should get the Purple Heart for loving you,
After all the pain you put me through.
When they start passin' medals out to fools,
I will get the Purple Heart for loving you.

There was nothing in the headlines,
The day you won the war.
The one and only casualty was me.
You put me out of action,
So many times before,
And left me on this battlefield to bleed.

And I should get the Purple Heart for loving you,
After all the pain you put me through.
When they start passin' medals out to fools,
I will get the Purple Heart for loving you.

Here's my oldest son.

Instrumental break featuring steel guitar.

No one knows that I'm a hero.
There's no medals on my chest.
All my wounds are hidden deep inside.
I volunteered to love you,
Hoping for the best.
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/H4gBut all you ever done was cheat and lie!

I should get the Purple Heart for loving you,
After all the pain you put me through.
When they start passin' medals out to fools,
I will get the Purple Heart for loving you.

I should get the Purple Heart for loving you,
Fade.
After all the pain you put me through.
When they start passing...

THE PURPLE HEART1
Written by: Bobby David & Ray Kennedy
Performed by: David Allan Coe2
Appears on: Invictus (Means) Unconquered-1981 & Invictus (Means) Unconquered/
Tennessee Whiskey (Double CD)-19953.

1From the liner notes, Coe writes, "Dedication: The Mysterious Rhinestone
Cowboy: No matter what I do, you keep coming back to haunt me. I guess I'll
just have to accept the fact that you're really not dead and never will be
as long as David Allan Coe is alive."

2Background vocals by Buddy Cannon, Gwen Kay and Buzz Rabin.

3Transcribed from the track on this album.