He was nineteen
When he landed at Bagram
Scared and all alone
He lost a leg and a girlfriend

Before he got home

And they say all is fair in Love and War
But that ain´t true, it´s wrong
They ship you out to die for us
Forget about you when you don´t
He was nineteen in ´68
After all this time
That broken boy is now a broken man
Waitin´ in a VA line
They say all is fair in Love and War
But that ain´t true, it´s wrong
They ship you out to die for us
Forget about you when you don´t

And the nightmares
And he´s running scared
Far from home
And he wakes up
From a nightmare
He´s in another one
He´s still not home

They call ´em decorated heroes
And pin some medals on their chest
Give ´em a tiny little pension
Could we do much less

They say all is fair in Love and War
But that ain´t true, it´s wrong
They ship you out to die for us

Forget about you when you don´t
They say all is fair in Love and War
But that ain´t true, it´s wrong
They ship you out to die for us
Forget about you when you don´t
They say all is fair in Love and War
But that ain´t true, it´s wrong
They ship you out to die for us
But forget about you when you don´t