Sad story of some Vietnam vets that came back from the war and were shunned by people for being over there defending our country and assisting South Vietnam. Some ended up homeless and riding the rails from town to town trying to survive and looking for answers.
Written by Mike McCorison Melody and sung by J Sins
Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you
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January 17, 2020
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Forgotten Hero
There’s a full moon out
Beneath the stars
Cold plated steel
Lies pounded to the ground
He rides the rails
From dusk til dawn
Not wanting to be found
He’s a traveling man
Got an ole pair of boots
Camouflage britches from Vietnam roots
Did two tours and had to shoot
A lot of bad men down
Chorus:
He fought for his country
With his blood and a gun
All those years ago and it's sad to see what he's become
Just another hobo he's a man on the run
Left that country wondering what he'd done
To come back stateside and be shunned
Ole Uncle Sam said he was fine
Gave him disability at least for a time
Then one day they dropped him a dime
And took it all away
Chorus:
He fought for his country
With his blood and a gun
All those years ago and it's sad to see what he's become
Just another hobo he's a man on the run
Left that country wondering what he'd done
To come back and be shunned
Bridge:
Well he rides these rails from town to town
Searching for the ghosts of the fallen down
He’ll keep looking til their found
Or they lay him in the ground
Chorus:
He fought for his country
With his blood and a gun
All those years ago and it's sad to see what he's become
Just another hobo he's a man on the run
Left that country wondering what we've done
Came back and he was shunned
Now its just to late
Hes a forgotten man on the run
Left that country wondering what he'd done
To come back stateside and be shunned
Written by Mike McCorison 2011
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Hey Mike…
Really nice story song.. nice how you bring out the sentiment and emotion of that time in our country’s history… your simple melody and some descriptive lyrics is just right for this one
Jim
January 15, 2020
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Hi Jim
Thanks for listening to this song and your feedback! Much appreciated..????
January 17, 2020
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jim karns
Hey Mike…
Really nice story song.. nice how you bring out the sentiment and emotion of that time in our country’s history… your simple melody and some descriptive lyrics is just right for this one
Jim
January 15, 2020
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