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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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My father met
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Elean or Roosevelt
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In nineteen forty- five
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The war was finally over then
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And they were still alive
Verse 2
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Her husband was the
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president
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'Til he ran out of time
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Her Franklin D., was history
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And they put him on the dime
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Verse 3
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My father joined the
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leathernecks
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To stay out of the mine
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The new marine was
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just sixteen
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In nineteen thirty- nine
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Verse 4
There were medals and mal
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aria
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The South Pacific War
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Through jungles
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that were paradise
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And were paradise no more
Verse 5
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Soldiers fight and soldiers die
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Soldiers live to
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wonder why
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Semper fi, fe- fo- fum
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Look out peacetime,
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here we come
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Verse 6
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Some of the men who did survive
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Were not the lucky ones
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War is only good for those
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Who make an d sell the guns
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My father lay recovering
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The hurt was all inside
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Sometimes the wounds
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that never heal
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Are the easiest to hide
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Verse 8
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When Eleanor came bearing gifts
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To San Francisco Bay
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She gave my dad a blanket
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In the hospital that day
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That blanket meant a lot to him
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My mother has it still
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Some forget the kindnesses
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That others never will
Verse 10
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Soldiers fight and soldiers die
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Soldiers live to wonder why
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Semper fi, fe- fo- fum
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Look out peacetime,
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here we come
Outro 1
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