Tour of Duty

I'm ridin on the days last train

Steppin on the platform tryin to see you through the rain

I dont know the ways youve changed since I left

And i really dont care

Ive done my tour of duty now im home and i aint goin anywhere

I taught myself to tolerate the pain

All the loneliness and boredom and the work i didnt blame on the work we didnt blame

No im not the same as i was

Ive done my tour of duty

Now ill try to do what ace a million does

I promise not to bore you with my stories

I promise not to scare you with my tears

I never would exaggerate the glory

I'll seem so satisfied here



I been eating like im out on bail

Collard greens and chicken wings oysters by the pail eatin oysters by the pail

Making up for those lost days

Cause ive done my tour of duty 

And now im going to put you in my family, wait



We'll laugh like little children tellin secrets

Probably cry like old women drinkin gin

Cause ive done my tour of duty and now im home and i aint leavin here again

Ive done my tour of duty and i aint leavin here again