A soldier boy died at war
From my hometown,
And we got word that
The protesters would show,
So we lined the streets
On that rainy day
To honor that brave man,
And protect his family.
I cried when I saw
The old veterans riding
On their bikes for him.
Later on I talked to one of them.
This is what he said to me,
"I once fought in Vietnam
For this country I loved,
But when I came back
From risking my life each day,
America wasn't nice to me.
I suffered a lot.
I dodged spit, and insults,
Fists, and rocks,
From these people
I would have died for,
All because they didn't like
What they saw
And what I had to do.
But seeing all these strangers,
Here