19 by Paul Hardcastle

In 1965
Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war
But it wasn't
It was different in many ways
As so (1)________ those who did the fighting
In World War two
The average age of the (2)____________ soldier was twenty six
In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
I-I-I-In Vietnam, he was nineteen
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
The heaviest fighting of the past two weeks
Continued (3)__________ (4)____________ five miles northwest of Saigon
I really wasn't (5)________ what was going on
Ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen, nineteen, nineteen
Ni-nineteen, nineteen

In Vietnam
The (6)____________ (7)______________ typically served
A twelve month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire (8)____________ everyday
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen (nineteen)

In Saigon, a US (9)______________ spokesman (10)________ today
More than seven hundred twenty troops
Were killed (11)________ week
In that (12)__________________ border area
In all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a total of
Two thousand six (13)______________ and eighty nine soldiers

All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction
Of men in (14)__________ prime
Whose average age was nineteen
De-de-de-des-des-destruction

De-de-de-des-des-destruction

According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered
From (15)________ psychiatrists call
Post traumatic stress disorder
Many (16)________ complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some (17)______________ to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten years after coming home
Almost eight (18)______________ (19)________________ men
Are still (20)________________ the Vietnam War

None of (21)________ received a hero's welcome

Nineteen
Saigon, Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Saigon, Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen
Nineteen (ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-ni-nineteen

Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Vietnam (Sa-Sa-Sa-Saigon)
Purple heart (Saigon)
Purple (22)__________ (Sa-Sa-Saigon)
I really wasn't sure what was going on
I really wasn't sure (23)________ was going on

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