Where have all the young men gone? We don't see 'em around much anymore Seems like they all up and left town We sent 'em all out the door We gave 'em all a gun And said, "Go get 'em, son" And now they're all busted And they're broken and torn You know that they suffered From the crazy little war The American Blues Well, come on, boys, we'll take 'em on the run You gotta give some to get some Yeah, you'll all be heroes back in town Sometime next July The folks back home, they're just a little shy But you know we can trust 'em And they're countin' on you, boys So don't let them down And you know they'll be singin' When we get back to town The American Blues Dear Mom and Dad I'm falling apart in a funny way We all have to fight, it's the rules There ain't no other way I pray to God that my friends live to see me another day And if I'm still alive come the reveille I'll be dying inside from this reverie While everyone here sings this song The American Blues Well, don't just stand there lookin' at me, son You better come on in, you know we missed you We read all about you in the news We heard you did real good The folks back home, they're still a little shy Well, I guess you can't blame 'em, son They tried to face it But it's hard to be strong You just can't erase it With one crazy little song The American Blues Who needs this lousy little war? Let's leave it all to history They didn't want their freedom anyhow So let 'em fall where they may We gave 'em hell this time around So let's just forget 'em, son 'Cause now they're all busted And they're broken and torn And they just can't remember What they were fightin' for The American Blues Dear Mom and Dad I'm falling apart in a funny way We all have to fight, it's the rules There ain't no other way I pray to God that my friends live to see me another day And if I'm still alive come the reveille I'll be dying inside from this reverie While everyone here sings this song The American Blues
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