Another Generation
dave was born in august,
in the year of '42',
he never knew his daddy,
and his daddy never knew.
his mother was courageous,
till the day he heard her cry,
he wondered about the telegram,
and what it said inside.
now dave grew up a rebel,
hating politics and war,
he wrote protest songs for victims,
that he felt were being ignored.
he got himself a part time job,
while caring for his mum,
then met a girl and married,
at the age of 21.
his wife had fallen pregnant,
in the year of '64',
he had planned the perfect future,
like his daddy did before.
but it wasnt very long,
before the voice of uncle sam,
had called him up to serve,
and fight in vietnam.
he didnt want to go,
for the memories flooded back,
but he had to do his duty,
and was forced to wield the bat.
so the story starts again,
in another generation,
even though he came back home,
he soon died from radiation.
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