Veterans Day

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Well I used to hang out down at 
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the VFW hall

And stare at the photographs up on 
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the wall

Of the neighborhood boys that died 
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in the wars we've been through

And the hand lettered sign that said
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 remember Jimmy McGrew


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Well Jimmy went to Nam back in 1965

But there's a lot of men here that 
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think Jimmy McGrew's still alive

Though they carved his name on a 
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stone in Washington DC

His brother said that stone don't 
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prove a thing to me


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It's veteran's day and the skies 
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are gray

Leave the uniforms home cause there 
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ain't gonna be a parade

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But we'll fill up a glass for the 
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ones that didn't make it through

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And leave a light in the window 
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tonight for Jimmy McGrew


There's a hot rain falling on the 
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back streets of Saigon

There's an old soldier stumbling 
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down the alley with his mama-san

Lord his eyes are cloudy and his 
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arms are black and blue

He's just hanging by a thread and he
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 looks like Jimmy McGrew


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It's veteran's day and the skies 
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are gray

Leave the uniforms home cause there 
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ain't gonna be a parade

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But we'll fill up a glass for the 
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ones that didn't make it through

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And leave a light in the window 
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tonight for Jimmy McGrew



And keep it burning bright there may
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A lot of Jimmy McGrews over there

But we'll fill up a glass for the 
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ones that didn't make it through

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And leave a light in the window 
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tonight for Jimmy McGrew