First thing I did when that plane finally landed was kiss the ground   Next thing I did was to go find my friends down at the old hang out   We drank some beer and talked a lot about old times, but when the booze finally hit Billy Joe Grimes   He said I dont know what it is but you seem different to me      I said I just came back from a place where they hated me   And everything I stand for   A land where our brothers are dying for others who don't even care anymore   If I'm not exactly the same good old boy that you you ran around with before   I just came back from a war      The very next morning   I took a walk through the neighborhood   I thought its been so long since I've been in a place where everythings good   People laughing and children were playing   As I watched them I found myself praying, Lord keep them safe here at home   In the land of the free      Because I just came back from a place where they hated me   And everything I stand for   A land where our brothers are dying for others who don't even care anymore   If I'm not the same little freckled face boy that grew up in that house next door   I just came back from a war      I hope you cherish this sweet way of life   And I hope you know that it comes with a price      I just came back from a place where they hated me   And everything I stand for   A land where our brothers are dying for others who don't even care anymore   Chances are I never will be the same   I really don't know anymore   I just came back from a war      I just came back from a war      [background]   You dont know me (repeated)      I just came back from a war