Lyrics:

Took him off with the draft
He was barely eighteen and a half
I can still remember those days
I remember the day that he came home
A wooden box and a flag
Yeah man that twenty one gun salute
Rang out that Saturday

I remember goin' through his things
When they dropped him off
I was flippin' through a notebook
And this is what I saw
It read
It's day twenty-three
And the Viet Cong have surrounded our company
So I'll say a prayer and keep my gun close to me
I'm just fightin' for my rights and Uncle Sam
Over here in Vietnam

At the bottom of the page
It was signed C.J. McCarley
Man who had been my brother for six years
Yeah I bet he was so afraid

I remember goin' through his things
When they dropped him off
I was flippin' through a notebook
And this is what I saw
It read
It's day forty-three
And the Viet Cong have surrounded our company
So I'll say a prayer and keep my Bible close to me
I'm just fightin' for my rights and Uncle Sam
If you're readin' this
You know right where I am
I'm home from Vietnam
I'm home from Vietnam
I remember the day that he came home
A wooden box and a flag
Yeah man that twenty one gun salute
Rang out that Saturday

Man I'm just fightin' for my rights and Uncle Sam
If you're readin' this
You know right where I am
I'm home from Vietnam
I'm home from Vietnam