The first thing I did when that plane finally landed was kiss the ground   The next thing I did was to go find my friends down at the old hangout   Drank some beer and talked a lot about old times   But when the booze finally hit Billy Joe Grimes   He said I don't 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 ran around with before   I just came back from a war      The very next morning I took a walk through the neighborhood   I thought it's been so long since I've been in a place where everything is good   People laughing and children were playing   And as I watched em I found myself praying   Lord keep em safe here at home in the land of the free      Cuz 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 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