First thing I did when that plane finally landed was kiss the ground.
Next thing I did was to go find my friends down at the old hangout.
We drank some beer and talked a lot about old times.
When the booze finally hit Billy Joe Grimes,
he said,
I don't know what it is,
but you seem different to me.
And 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 anymore.
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 neighborhood.
I thought
it's been so long since I've been
in a place where everything is good.
People laughing and children were playing.
And as I watched him, I found myself praying,
Lord,
keep them safe here at home in the land of the free.
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 anymore.
I'm not the same little freckle face 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 anymore.
Chances are I never will be the same.
I really don't know anymore.
I just came back from a war.
I just came back from a war.
I just came back from a war.
You don't know me.
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.
You don't know me anymore.
I just came back from a war.
You don't know me.
You don't know me.
You don't know me anymore.
I just came back from a war.