I thought of all the different ways to die
If I ran I couldn't look anyone in the eye
When the cowards join the fight
They're too scared to even act right
Saw a man and watched the grenade fly
I hated to kill but I let the man die
War has no good when you're fighting it
I'd rather just drown and and an͏d a̸nd̷ ͡a͢nd̛
Picked up some parts out of a lemon tree
Water buffalo kneels down and stares at me
Tell me there's a good reason why
Any of these things need to happen
I really don't know if there can be any truth
Could he have freed Kiowa from his boots?
There's too much stench to bear
When war feelings are in the air
At least we didn't do My Lai
Those people are probably scarred more than I
Nothing productive has happened
We're just going in reverse again
Coming back home was even more fuss
That is, the ones who came home at all
Half the people treated us better than
The government we were fighting for
War has never had a good purpose
And my stories don't make me look the best
But when you're out in the monsoon
It would be hard not to drown