| I noticed how the leaves have changed
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| It’s come to wintertime
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| I saw a bit of news today
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| I thought maybe I would drop a line
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| Brother how was the war?
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| I heard you met a woman there
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| I hope she makes you smile
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| All the shots they show of Vietnam
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| I swear I see your face once in a while
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| Brother, how was the war?
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| Did you get over?
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| Did you find what you were looking for?
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| She asks me all the time
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| She says, «Is he still alive?»
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| I remember all the games we’d play
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| You’d jump, you’d run, you’d seek, you’d never hide
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| Brother, how was the war?
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| Did you stay sober?
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| Did you find what you were looking for?
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| Brother, how was the war?
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| The days get so long in here
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| You wonder what you’ve lost and sold
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| All the bullshit passes year to year
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| Brother, did we get older?
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| I see the draft committee signs
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| McCarthy says we’re winning hearts and minds
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| But your 4 °F brother just hopes you make it back alive
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| I know haven’t written much
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| I’m doing okay, I guess
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| They say I make parole in sixteen weeks
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| I don’t know, I’ll try my best
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| Brother, how was the war?
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| The days get so long in here
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| You wonder what you’ve lost and sold
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| All the bullshit passes year to year
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| Brother, did we get older on the day the war had begun?
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| When were we ever young? |