Dave Alvin/Chris Gaffney(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI/Calhoun Street Music/Ensaga Songs, BMI, Administered by Bug Music)Johnny gave Joe his first cigaretteAnd Joe lit the filter and then he smoked the whole packAnd Joe bought all the gas in Johnny's old FordHe always said that's what friends were for.When Johnny married Tina, Joe married DeeTwo blonde-haired sisters from Covington, KentuckyAnd in ‘67 Johnny joined the CorpsJoe did too, but he never knew what for.And tonight in this barroom he's easin' his painHe's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the nameFolks say he's a hero, but he'll tell you he ain'tHe left a hero in the jungle back in 1968.Johnny went from job to job tryin' to make ends meetAnd Tina divorced him back in ‘83Now thirty years come and thirty years goAnd Johnny's got a grandkid that he barely knows.And tonight in this barroom he's easin' his painHe's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the nameFolks say he's a hero, but he'll tell you he ain'tHe left a hero in the jungle back in 1968.Well Dee calls Johnny every now and thenAnd talks about her children and her third husbandBut when he asks about someone they used to knowDee says, “Johnny that was so long ago.”Tonight in this barroom he's easin' his painHe's thinkin' of someone, but he won't say the nameFolks say he's a hero; he'll tell you ain'tHe left a hero in the jungle back in 1968He left a hero in the jungle back in 1968.
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