Still In Saigon lyrics Lyrics

song lyrics Still In Saigon lyrics Got on a plane in Frisco and got off in Vietnam I walked into a different world the past forever gone I could have gone to Canada or I could have stayed in school But I was brought up differently I couldn t break the rules Thirteen months and fifteen days the last ones were the worst One minute I d kneel down and pray and the next I d stand and curse No place to run to where I did not feel that war When I got home I stayed alone and checked behind each door cuz I m (chorus) Still in Saigon Still in Saigon I am still in Saigon in my mind The ground at home was covered in snow and I was covered in sweat My younger brother calls me a killer and my daddy calls me a vet Everybody says I m someone else and I m sick and there s no cure Damned if I know who I am where was only one place I was sure When I was (chorus) Every summer when it rains I smell the jungle, I hear the planes I can t tell no one, I feel ashamed Afraid some day I ll go insane (instrumental) That s been ten long years ago and time has gone on by Now and then I catch myself eye-searching through the sky All the sounds of long ago will be forever in my head Mingled with the wounded cries and the silence of the dead Cuz I m (chorus) I am still in Saigon I am still in Saigon Yes, I m still in Saigon In my mind song lyrics