I signed up nine years ago,
A punk kid from the greatest land
I didn't want nobody to crush
these dreams of yours and mine
I got a haircut and a uniform,
just sign they're on the dotted line
Shipped me off for the first time
Mama said, son, come home soon
Shipped me off the next time
My wife said, the baby will be due in June
I came back for a third time
With my second kid on the way
Now I'm still here in this goddamn sand
And that boy turns one today
does the gasoline have to be?
do I have to see set free?
I'll do whatever it takes,
Somebody please, please tell me
When do I get to come home?
Oh, the white guy sent me over,
arguing about the right and wrong
I'm sure it's fun to talk about
when your workday ends at five
unless we make it back home alive
does the gasoline have to be?
do I have to see set free?
I'll do whatever it takes, you see
Where do I get to come home?
Where do I get to come home?
Granddaddy fought in World War II
Until the Germans all gave in
I got aches and pains in every bone I got
and I just take it on the chin
Wondering what it's gonna take to win
does the gasoline have to be?
do I have to see set free?
I'll do whatever it takes,
Where do I get to come home?
Where do I get to come home?