American bornAmerican born Under the red white and blue He was no one special From his point of view He grew up in a small town Just an average Joe But when his country called He was willing to go He joined the Marines The Few and the Proud His actions and words Didn't speak very loud Then he went to war Near the DMZ Fought for his life And the land of the free He fought in the jungle He fought in the streams He fought on the hillsides He fought through the screams He saw life taken Took some of his own Had some taken from him He never whimpered or groaned He returned to his hometown No parade or fanfare His friends turned their backs Said you shouldn't have went there He endured the ridicule From a nation without care He sealed his own soul With the thousand yard stare |