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On a warm night in December
Somewhere South of Danang
Gunshots exploded
In the jungle in the pouring rain
As all Hell was breaking loose
At point blank range

It ended five minutes
Before the gunships came
To pull the survivors
From the jaws of a certain grave
But James O’Brien
Was the only one they saved

Five men died that night
And one is still alive
Searching through the memories
He’s wondering why
He’s wondering why

Six months in the hospital
And the Army gave up on Jim
They put him on a one-way flight
To the unemployment line
‘Cause they figured he’d seen
One too many fights

Now Jimmy’s looking better
But he’s changed to his friends
He’s hiding something no one can see
And no one or nothing can mend
Old friend’s hang out
Jimmy just hangs in

Five men died that night
And one is still alive
Searching through the memories
He’s wondering why
He’s wondering why

Now there’s talk of legislation
And the price that we must pay
To ease a nation’s conscience
And hide that war away
But what about Jimmy
And the men he couldn’t save?

Five men died that night
And one is still alive
Searching through the memories
He’s wondering why
He’s wondering why

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from Sparkplug Bill's Last Run (2012), released July 4, 2012

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Dan Sullivan Kalamazoo, Michigan

Some people like gardening, working on cars or woodworking. Others enjoy knitting, collecting stamps or coins. That kind of thing. I like writing songs.

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