A friend of mine died on Saturday
in a town about an hour away
my memory's not what it used to be
it seems I lost it to PTSD
So I missed the funeral...
it don't mean nothin’
"It don't mean nothin’" the grunts all said
when a friend was either torn or dead
they built a wall around their heart
not man nor Hell could ever part
That helped you survive...
it don't mean nothin’
We often talked of survival's reward
if we made it to that Freedom Bird
but back in The World it got real mean
it wasn't exactly the American dream
So we stepped in the closet...
it don't mean nothin’
It seems the country that we'd just left
was a whole lot friendlier to us vets
funny how things get turned around
we weren't even sure what it was we'd done
Whatever it was...
it don't mean nothin’
We had a time when we got off track
but we got those monkeys off our back
and now the American people express
the pride they have in the Vietnam vet
Call it what they will...
it don't mean nothin’
