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Got married in a hurry, and we had us a son back in 1973
I was drafted at the end of the Vietnam War, though I never did go overseas
But I remember the look on the ones who came back
Their faces still haunt me so
And I made myself a promise I would do what it takes
So Jimmy didn't have to go
'Cause if Jimmy didn't have to go
There's nothing I wouldn't do
That boy means the world to me
And he ought to mean the world to you
I don't know why we throw lives away
And come home with nothing to show
I only know I would sell me soul
If Jimmy didn't have to go
I went from the Army to the Army reserves
There's nothing that moves I can't fix
I didn't think much about it, just a weekend warrior
Then I turned 36
And they called me in and they shipped me out
I'm thinking now, I could have said no
But I whispered to Cathy we would finish it early
So Jimmy didn't have to go
'Cause if Jimmy didn't have to go
There's nothing I wouldn't do
That boy means the world to me
He ought to mean the world to you
I don't know why we throw lives away
Coming home with nothing to show
I only know I would sell me soul
If Jimmy didn't have to go
They said it wouldn't come to hand, to hand
Though the border's just a mile away
Well, the enemy surprised us from behind
They were running back the other way
Guess they were looking for a place to hide
Guess they were looking a place they'd know
Wondering what they hell they were doing there
And why they ever had to go
But if Jimmy didn't have to go
There's nothing I wouldn't do
That boy means the world to me
And he ought to mean the world to you
I don't know why we throw lives away
And come home with nothing to show
I only know I would sell me soul
If Jimmy didn't have to go
I killed a soldier with a silent knife
I pulled him down on top of me
I looked into the eyes looking back into mine
He couldn't have been 17
I held him as he died so quiet
I held him as he died so slow
I held him 'til I knew it wasn't enough
That Jimmy didn't have to go
They sent me up for court-martial
'Cause I wouldn't do a thing I was told
Their lawyer said I was a coward
Mine said I was just too old
But it wasn't the fear of the bombs above
Or the fear of the gas below
I'm afraid to meet the eyes of the Iraqi father
Whose Jimmy had to go
'Cause if his Jimmy didn't have to go
God, there's nothing I wouldn't do
That boy means the world to me now
And he ought to mean the world to you
I don't know why we throw lives away
Come home with nothing to show
I only know there's a time to say no
And Jimmy didn't have to go
Writer(s): Charlie King
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