I watched a movie about all the vets

Exposed to defoliant spray

And I thought of all the vets

That are hurting and dying each day

This isn't a movie we watch on TV

This is real, and its not just a tale

They are blind, they are crippled, and some slightly nuts

They are prisoners of hurt with no bail

They all did their duty away from this land

And sometimes it was too much to bear

It's hard to watch buddies die in the dirt

And wondering if there's someone to care

Then going home happened, Twas a great day

Leaving all of the misery behind

But the war never left, especially at night

It's almost like losing your mind

And some left some pieces, no longer whole

And some are dying real slow

They're lying in beds all over this land

With wheelchairs that no longer go

So I think of the movie and think of the war

And I think of the friends I have lost

And I wonder how many just watching that film

Remember just what it all cost