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Jimmy Buffett
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By: Jimmy Buffett
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1970
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I didn't know we were at war
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I've been away so long
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Trying to help once lost men
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Distinguish right from wrong
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I didn't know we'd killed the men
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Our leaders proud and strong
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The situation's changed my friend
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I've been away too long
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I taught my friends
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How we had gained respect for every man
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And freedom flowed like jungle streams
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While peace embraced the land
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I told them how we'd learned to change
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Our sword blades into plows
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I told them they should learn from us
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What should I tell them now
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Chorus:
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'Cause I didn't know we were at war
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I've been away so long
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Trying to help once lost men
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Distinguish right from wrong
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The jungle silence shut them off
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From civilized mankind
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Their nakedness was no disgrace
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No censors could I find
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The population lived in peace
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All brothers on their own
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And now that I have seen the mess
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I don't think I'll go home
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Chorus:
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'Cause I didn't know we were at war
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I've been away so long
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I told them they should learn from us
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I think I told them wrong
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