FATHER AND SON
1
He left the shores of England,
and sailed across the sea,
A soldier brave and bold,
Fighting to be free...
But I his son in Vietnam,
Like my father crossed the sea,
But not to fight for England,
Nor to keep my country free.
I fought because I went there,
To represent a lie,
To do my best to stay alive,
Be one that did not die,
And that is why my father smiles,
While his son in sadness cries.
2
For WW2 was a worthy call,
To fight a monster true,
To protect true freedom for us all,
As soldiers always do
But Vietnam it was different,
There was no threat to us at all,
Just a war based on corruption,
And a Government that had to fall.
We were lied to by our leaders,
For our country we did not fight,
We fought for those deceivers,
Who made it sound alright...
And the people who didn't believe us,
Who led us to our plight.
©19 March 04 Colin F Jones
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