I don't know
  Well there's no charge for the haircut
  And the bullets come free
  My Uncle Sam sent a letter, said:
  He's got a mission for me
  
  Now I'm a ranger, not a stranger
  And I live in Saigon
  We've got a team of special forces
  And we deliver napalm
  
  But if they tell you that I've lost my mind
  Maybe it's not gone just a little hard to find
  About the time this letter gets home
  I'll be gone, gone, yeah gone
  
  And if they tell you that I'm M.I.A.
  Think a little less about me each day
  'Cause if I ever get back
  I'll be shell shocked
  
  Feels funny riding in my car
  Used to drive a tank and shoot a B.A.R.
  I know I'm home
  But I feel gone,gone, yeah gone
  
  Now it's over and the homeland's safe
  Got a purple heart to show the world I'm brave
  The businessmen sat home
  Well I got shell shocked