Johnny went to war today
Even though his mom and dad begged him to stay
Johnny had to die for his country
At the tender age of twenty one
They shipped Johnny away, and loaded up his gun
Johnny, now it’s time to kill someone
I’ll never quite forget the day
The war took my friend away
A bullet proof vest and a bottle of rum
Johnny he used to be much more fun
Tell me what the hell’s been going on, my son
You used to wear your heart on your sleeve
Now you're stuck at the bottom of that bottle and you won't leave
Can’t say that I blame you, Johnny
(He said, he said)
War can take a lot out of a man
Seen the worse from Iraq to Afghanistan
Seen too many people die by my own hand
Johnny went down to the VA
They told him his post traumatic stress would go away
They told Johnny he would be ok (Ok!)
They train our children for war
They don’t train them to come home, that’s for sure
A bullet proof vest and a bottle of rum
Johnny he used to be much more fun
Tell me what the hell’s been going on, my son
You used to wear your heart on your sleeve
Now you’re stuck at the bottom of that bottle and you won’t leave
Can’t say that I blame you, Johnny
I’ll never quite forget the day
The war took my friend away
A bullet proof vest and a bottle of rum
Johnny he used to be much more fun
Tell me what the hell’s been going on, my son
You used to wear your heart on your sleeve
Now you’re stuck at the bottom of that bottle and you won’t leave
Can’t say that I blame you, Johnny
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