My Old Man and the Red White and Blue…. written & sung by Scott Pokorny

Lyrics:

Daddy left home in 68′
Life on the farm going to have to wait.
Got a letter in the mail from his Uncle Sam
And they planned him a trip to North Vietnam.

Basic training and a M16
Halfway round the world, like he never did see
Got off the plane, it was hotter than hell.
Heat, Death, and Smoke, make a horrible smell.

Chorus….

I’ve never asked, he never told,
memories of the war, he pushing 80 years old.
So many stories I never knew,
Of my old man and the Red White and Blue.

At 18 years old you grow up fast
Fighting for your life under enemy attack.
Walkin’ through the swamp, hold your gun up high,
But you had to stay low or you might die.

Searching for Charlie, got a chopper in the air,
Viet Cong mines planted everywhere.
Elephant grass, cutting on my face,
Wonderin’ if you’d ever make it out of this place!

Chorus….

Didn’t matter if you were black or white
Left none behind, in the middle of the fight.
Always be faithful, that’s Semper Fi,
Respect for your country till the day that you die.

The day he got home, there was no parade
No one cared about the sacrifice he made.
Back to normal life, no one gave a damn,
Just tries to outrun the Ghost of Vietnam.

I never asked, he never told
memories of the war, he’s pushin’ 80 years old.
Stories so bizarre, they gotta be true,
Of my old man and the Red White and Blue!

I never asked, he never told
memories of the war, he’s pushin’ 80 years old.
Toughest son of a bitch that I ever knew,
My old man and the Red White and Blue!