THE FIGHTING’S JUST BEGUN

When Stephen came home from Viet Nam, a soldier brave and tall
He’d done his duty for his Uncle Sam and he thought he’d seen it all
But, as he stood there in the airport, waiting for his suitcase
A girl he’d never even seen before came and spit right in his face
And she yelled baby killer, who have you killed with your gun?
And how the hell can you live with yourself knowing the things you’ve done?
She yelled baby killer who have you killed with your gun?
And Stephen knew right then and there that the fighting had just begun

He couldn’t believe what he was hearing
He said what the hell’s your problem miss? 
I didn’t expect a hero’s welcome
But I deserve a little better then this
Who the hell are you to judge me?
You don’t know the things I’ve seen
All you know is what you’ve read 
In your papers and your magazines
And she yelled baby killer, who have you killed with your gun?
And how the hell can you live with yourself knowing the things you’ve done?
Yeah she yelled baby killer, who have you killed with your gun
And Stephen knew  right then and there that the fighting had just begun

Well, that was more then twenty years ago
But it seems like yesterday
As he watches the news about another war, in a land so far away
And his heart goes out to our soldiers 
In that foreign land
As he tries to think of some small way 
To show that he gives a damn
And he prays that when the war has ended, over in Iraq
That our troops will get a better welcome
Then he got when he got back

But he hears baby killer, who have you killed with your gun?
And how the hell can you live with yourself, knowing the things you’ve done?
Yeah, he hears baby killer, echoing in his mind
And he prays to God that when this war is over,
That things will be a little different this time
Oh, he hears baby killer, who have you killed with your gun?
And how the hell can you live with yourself, knowing the things you’ve done
He hears baby killer, who have you killed with your gun?
And he prays to God that when this war is over, that the fighting will be done