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Sam CStone came home,
To his Fwife and family
After Gserving in the conflict overCseas.
And the Ctime that he served,
Had Fshattered all his nerves,
And lGeft a little shrapnel in his Cknee.
But the Fmorphine eased the pain,
And the grass grew round his brain,
And Dmgave him all the confidence he lGackedG7,
With a DmPurple Heart and a monkey on his Gback.G7
Chorus:
There's a Chole in daddy's arm where all the Dmmoney goes, F
Jesus Christ died for nothin' GI suppose.
Little Cpitchers have big ears,
Don't Amstop to count the years, D
Sweet songs never last too long onG broken radiCos.
Mmm....
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Sam Stone's welcome home
Didn't last too long.
He went to work when he'd spent his last dime
And Sammy took to stealing
When he got that empty feeling
For a hundred dollar habit without overtime.
And the gold rolled through his veins
Like a thousand railroad trains,
And eased his mind in the hours that he chose,
While the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...
Repeat Chorus
Sam Stone was alone
When he popped his last balloon
Climbing walls while sitting in a chair
Well, he played his last request
While the room smelled just like death
With an overdose hovering in the air
But life had lost its fun
And there was nothing to be done
But trade his house that he bought on the G. I. Bill
For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill.
Repeat Chorus
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