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I don't know
I am uncertain or lack knowledge about something.
Well there's no charge for the haircut
There is no cost for the haircut.
And the bullets come free
Bullets are provided without charge.
My Uncle Sam sent a letter, said:
Received a letter from Uncle Sam indicating a military mission.
He's got a mission for me
Uncle Sam has assigned a mission, and it involves a duty.
Now I'm a ranger, not a stranger
Identifying as a ranger in Saigon and not a stranger there.
And I live in Saigon
Living in Saigon.
We've got a team of special forces
Part of a special forces team delivering napalm.
And we deliver napalm
Engaged in the delivery of napalm as part of the special forces team.
But if they tell you that I've lost my mind
If rumors circulate that I've lost my mind.
Maybe it's not gone just a little hard to find
It might not be completely lost but challenging to locate.
About the time this letter gets home
By the time this letter reaches home, I'll be gone.
I'll be gone, gone, yeah gone
I will be gone when this letter arrives.
And if they tell you that I'm M.I.A.
If reports indicate I'm Missing In Action (M.I.A).
Think a little less about me each day
Think about me less each day if I'm M.I.A.
'Cause if I ever get back
Because if I return, I'll be shell-shocked.
I'll be shell shocked
If I come back, I will be traumatized from the experience.
Feels funny riding in my car
Driving a car feels strange after being accustomed to a tank and a B.A.R.
Used to drive a tank and shoot a B.A.R.
Previously drove a tank and operated a B.A.R.
I know I'm home
Despite being home, there is a feeling of being emotionally distant.
But I feel gone,gone, yeah gone
I am home, but emotionally I feel absent.
Now it's over and the homeland's safe
The war is over, and the homeland is secure.
Got a purple heart to show the world I'm brave
Possess a Purple Heart as proof of bravery.
The businessmen sat home
Businessmen stayed home while I got shell-shocked.
Well I got shell shocked
I experienced shell shock (trauma) during the war.
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