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Well with buck shot eyes and a purple heart |
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I rolled down the national strolland with a big fat paycheckstrapped to my hip sackand a shore leave wristwatch underneathmy sleevein a |
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Hong Kong drizzle on |
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Cuban heels |
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I rowed down the gutter to the |
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Blood Bankand |
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I'd left all my papers on the |
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Ticonderogaand was in a bad need of a shaveand so |
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I slopped at the corner on cold chow meinand shot billards with a midgetuntil the rain stoppedand |
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I bought a long sleeved shirtwith horses on the frontand some gum and a lighter and a knifeand a new deck of cards (with girls on the back)and |
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I sat down and wrote a letter to my wifeand |
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I said Baby, |
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I'm so far away from homeand |
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I miss my |
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Baby soI can't make it by myself |
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I love you so |
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Well I was pacing myselftrying to make it all lastsqueezing all the lifeout of a lousy two day passand |
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I had a cold one at the |
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Dragonwith some |
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Filipino floor showand talked baseball with a lieutenantover a |
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Singapore slingand |
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I wondered how the same moon outsideover this |
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Chinatown faircould look down on |
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Illinoisand find you thereand you know |
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I love you |
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Babyand I'm so far away from homeand |
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I miss my |
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Baby soI can't make it by myself |
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I love you so |
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Shore Leave... |
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Shore Leave... |
