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Current version of Paul Hardcastle Lyrics 19 (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/p/paul-hardcastle/19/) Current version of the lyrics |
Version 2 of Paul Hardcastle Lyrics 19 (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/p/paul-hardcastle/19/v2.html) Version 2 of the lyrics | |||||||||||
| In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn't | In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn't | |||||||||||
| It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting | It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting | |||||||||||
| In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26 | In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26 | |||||||||||
| In Vietnam he was 19 | In Vietnam he was 19 | |||||||||||
| In-in-in Vietnam he was 19 | In-in-in Vietnam he was 19 | |||||||||||
| The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today | The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today | |||||||||||
| 25 miles west of Saigon | 25 miles west of Saigon | |||||||||||
| I really wasn't sure what was going on | I really wasn't sure what was going on | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ni-ni-ni19, 19, ni-19 19 | Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19 | 1 | |||||||||
| 19, 19, 19, 19 | 19, 19, 19, 19 | |||||||||||
| In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served | In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served | |||||||||||
| A twelve month tour of duty | A twelve month tour of duty | |||||||||||
| But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday | But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ni-ni-ni19, Ni-ni-ni 19 | Ni-ni-ni 19, Ni-ni-ni 19 | 2 | |||||||||
| Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat | Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat | |||||||||||
| In Vietnam were arrested since discharge | In Vietnam were arrested since discharge | |||||||||||
| Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age | Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age | |||||||||||
| There are no accurate figures of how many of these men | There are no accurate figures of how many of these men | |||||||||||
| Have been incarcerated | Have been incarcerated | |||||||||||
| But a Veterans Administration study | But a Veterans Administration study | |||||||||||
| Concludes that the greater of vets | Concludes that the greater of vets | |||||||||||
| Exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances | Exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances | |||||||||||
| Of being arrested or convicted | Of being arrested or convicted | |||||||||||
| This is one legacy of the Vietnam War | This is one legacy of the Vietnam War | |||||||||||
| All those who remember the war | All those who remember the war | |||||||||||
| They won't forget what they've seen | They won't forget what they've seen | |||||||||||
| Destruction of men in their prime | Destruction of men in their prime | |||||||||||
| 3 | Whose average was 19 | Whose average age was 19 | 3 | |||||||||
| De-de-destruction | De-de-destruction | |||||||||||
| De-de-destruction | De-de-destruction | |||||||||||
| War, war | War, war | |||||||||||
| De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war | De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war | |||||||||||
| De-de-destruction | De-de-destruction | |||||||||||
| War, war | War, war | |||||||||||
| After World War II the men came home together on troop ships | After World War II the men came home together on troop ships | |||||||||||
| But the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat | But the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat | |||||||||||
| Perhaps the most dramatic difference between | Perhaps the most dramatic difference between | |||||||||||
| World War II and Vietnam was coming home | 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 received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them | None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them | |||||||||||
| Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them | Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, 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 received a hero's welcome | |||||||||||
| According to a Veteran's Administration study | According to a Veteran's Administration study | |||||||||||
| Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what | Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what | |||||||||||
| Psychiatrists call | Psychiatrists call | |||||||||||
| Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder | Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder | |||||||||||
| Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guilt | Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guilt | |||||||||||
| Some succumb to suicidal thoughts | Some succumb to suicidal thoughts | |||||||||||
| Eight to ten years after coming home | Eight to ten years after coming home | |||||||||||
| Almost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War | Almost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War | |||||||||||
| De-de-destruction | De-de-destruction | |||||||||||
| Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19 | Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19 | |||||||||||
| 19, 19, 19, 19 | 19, 19, 19, 19 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ni-ni-ni19, 19, ni-19 19 | Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19 | 4 | |||||||||
| 19, 19, 19, 19 | 19, 19, 19, 19 | |||||||||||
| When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know | When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know | |||||||||||
| "How'd it happened to those guys over there” | "How'd it happened to those guys over there” | |||||||||||
| There's gotta be something wrong somewhere | There's gotta be something wrong somewhere | |||||||||||
| We did what we had to do | We did what we had to do | |||||||||||
| There's gotta be something wrong somewhere | There's gotta be something wrong somewhere | |||||||||||
| People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us | People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us | |||||||||||
| Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now | Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now | |||||||||||
| All we want to do is come home | All we want to do is come home | |||||||||||
| All we want to do is come home | All we want to do is come home | |||||||||||
| What did we do it for? | What did we do it for? | |||||||||||
| All we want to do is come home | All we want to do is come home | |||||||||||
| Was it worth it | Was it worth it | |||||||||||
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