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1967 Lyrics by Don McLean

Headroom

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[Verse 1]
1967, the draft caught up with me
Me and my pal Joe went off to war
We might find hero's heaven
But we'd keep the country free
We would surely win just like before
Roy Rogers, he was on his horse
And Buck Jones drew his gun
We would surely win of course
When the battle was all done

[Verse 2]
1967 I came back alone
They brought Joe back in plastic on the plane
1967 seems so long ago
But I can't forget my friend or ease my pain
His family may forget him
His children may regret him
Wife may find another and go on
His picture may grow faded
And the world he knew gone jaded
But as long as I shall live I surely know
I never will forget my buddy Joe

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
1967, the war was raging on
Our country was divided and reborn
Though I was back at home
I had never left Saigon
All I got was ridicule and scorn
This was no place for heroes now
They all seemed to resent me
They said, "Why did you ever go?"
I said, "Because they sent me"

[Verse 4]
1967, they buried my friend Joe
I was flashing back while people wept
I thought of how he saved us
And I watched the land mine blow
And I looked down at his dog tag that I kept
You'll always be a young man
You always will be smiling
You always will be confident and true
Your picture may grow faded
And the world you knew gone jaded
But as long as I shall live I surely know
I never will forget you, buddy Joe

[Outro]
Long as I shall live I surely know
I never will forget you, buddy Joe
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About “1967” by Don McLean

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"1967" appears on "Headroom".

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