Dwayne Ford: The american blues [lyrics]

Dwayne Ford: The american blues [lyrics]

Dwayne Ford

The american blues

Where have all the young men gone

We don't see'em around much any more

Seems like they all up and left town

We sent'em all out the door

We gave'em all a gun

And said "Go get'em son"

And now they're all busted

And they're broken and torn

You know that they suffered

From the crazy little war

The american blues

Well come on boys we'll take'em on the run

You gotta give some to get some

Yeah you'll all be heroes back in town

Sometime next July

The folks back home they're just a little shy

But you know we can trust'em

And they're countin' on you boys

So don't let them down

And you know they'll be singin'

When we get back to town

The american blues

Dear mom and dad

I'm falling apart in a funny way

We all have to fight it's the rules

There ain't no other way

I pray to God that my friends live to see me

Another day

And if I'm still alive come the reveille

I'll be dying inside from this reverie

While everyne here sings this song

The american blues

Well don't just stand there lookin' at me son

You better come on in, you know we missed you

We read all about you in the news

We heard you did real good

The folks back home they're still a little shy

Well I guess you can't blame'em son

They tried to face it

But it's hard to be strong

You just can't erase it

With one crazy little song

The american blues

Who needs this lousy little war

Let's leave it all to history

They didn't want their freedom anyhow

So let'em fall where they may

We gave'em hell this time around

So let's just forget'em son

'Cause now they're all busted

They're broken and torn

And they just can't remember

What they were fightin' for

The american blues