Hometown Hero's Ticker Tape Parade

No-name schoolboy, awful green Trained, ordained as a mean Marine Now they can't fuck with the tough young buck Cradlin' an M-14 Da dat da da Teach a gook to hold a gun Serve your year and then you're done Homeward bound where the boy gets crowned As Cleveland's new favorite son At the hometown hero's ticker tape parade Cotton candy and lemonade It's a hometown hero's ticker tape parade Can't get that at the penny parade Da dat da da, Da dat da dat da da da Main Street blocked all afternoon A band on hand with a marchin' tune Your name is wailed The blimp's unveiled Your face on a big balloon Da dat da da Watchin' busty blondes compete (Ain't that sweet) Drawin' claws like cats in heat (Oooh yeah) Let 'em fight to spend the night And stain up that nice white sheet (Yeah!) At the hometown hero's ticker tape parade Tellin' tales of a brave brigade A hometown hero's ticker tape parade It's your time to shine Time to get laid Da dat da da, Da dat da dat da da da A hero don't get soft, a hero don't retreat He's gonna get his way, 'cause he won't accept defeat Guys like me and you, we're heroes through and through Semper Fi, do or die You're a god damn hero (Can't you hear it boys) You're a god damn hero (Can't you hear it comin' comin' comin' comin') I'm a god damn hero! (Comin' comin' comin') At the hometown hero's ticker tape parade No confetti for the boys who stayed Hometown hero's ticker tape parade You win a war, you pick a wife You get respect your whole damn life You're a hometown hero Who gets a motherfuckin' ticker tape parade Da dat da da, Da dat da dat da da da