A Vet I met, he called me dirt
To me he was a dinosaur
He said it was because I wore
The Stars and Stripes upon my shirt

Years before he fought a war
Somewhere inside of him he hurt
He displays his medals on his shirt
I wonder what he won them for

Maybe for honor and courage
Cause he was brave enough to kill
How often must we be made to pay
The price to conquer one more hill?

Those kinds of hills I will not climb
I do not wish to seem so tall
For the higher up that you ascend
The further down your soul can fall

08/12/1989

Posted on 01/28/2006
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