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 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 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 any more.   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 neighboorhood.   I thought it's been so long since Ive been in a place where everything is good;   People laughin' and children were playing,   And as I watched them I found myself praying,   "Lord, keep them safe here at home in the land of the free"      'Cause 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 any more.   If I'm not the same little freckled-faced 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 any more.   Chances are I never will be the same, I really don't know any more,   I just came back from a war      I just came back from a war.   You don't know me, you don't know me...   I just came back from a war.   You don't know me, you don't know me...