WHERE DO SOLDIERS GO
RONNIE CAME HOME FROM THE WAR
I WATCHED HIM ARRIVE
AT A LITTLE SHOTGUN HOUSE
OUT ON AIRPORT DRIVE
HE LET THE TAXI GO
JUST BEFORE HE TURNED TO SEE
AN EMPTY HOUSE WITH WINDOWS OUT
AND GRASS UP TO HIS KNEES
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WHERE DO SOLDIERS GO
WITH THEIR PURPLE HEARTS
SHINING LIKE A LIGHT
AND LIVING IN THE DARK
WHERE DO SOLDIERS GO
WITH THEIR BRONZE AND BROKEN SOULS
IF YOU KNOW
WHERE DO SOLDIERS GO
JESSEE ROLLED HIS WHEELCHAIR
DOWN THE YELLOW RAIL
AS I PLACED HIS POPPY FLOWERS
UPON MY LAPEL
HE FLAGGED THE TAXI DOWN
AND THE DRIVER HELPED HIM LOAD
I JUST WAVED GOODBYE
AS HE WENT DOWN THE ROAD
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THERE'S FEAR IN THE FACE OF A YOUNG SON'S MOTHER
WHEN SHE FINDS HE HAS TO GO
THERE'S FEAR IN THE EYE'S OF A SAD YOUNG BRIDE
AND THEY BOTH LOVE HIM SO
HE JUST WAVED GOODBYE AS HE WENT DOWN THE ROAD
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