First thing I did when that plane finally landed was kiss the ground;
The next thing I did was to go find my friends down at the old hang-out.
We drank some beer and talked a lot about old times
But when the booze finally hit Billy Joe Grimes
He said, «I don’t know what it is but you seem different to me.»
I said, «I just came back from a place where they hated me and everything I stand for;
A land where our brothers are dying for others who don’t even care any more.
If I’m not exactly the same good old boy that you ran around with before,
I just came back from a war.
The very next morning I took a walk through the neighboorhood.
I thought it’s been so long since Ive been in a place where everything is good;
People laughin’ and children were playing,
And as I watched them I found myself praying,
«Lord, keep them safe here at home in the land of the free»
‘Cause I just came back from a place where they hated me and everything I stand for;
A land where our brothers are dying for others who don’t even care any more.
If I’m not the same little freckled-faced boy that grew up in that house next door,
I just came back from a war.
I hope you cherish this sweet way of life, and I hope you know that it comes with a price.
I just came back from a place where they hated me and everything I stand for;
A land where our brothers are dying for others who don’t even care any more.
Chances are I never will be the same, I really don’t know any more,
I just came back from a war
I just came back from a war.
You don’t know me, you don’t know me…
I just came back from a war.
You don’t know me, you don’t know me…