I AIN’T NO HERO

I ain’t no American hero

I don’t expect to be treated as one

I’m just an ordinary soldier, who

Went to do what had to be done

I don’t have the scars on my body

As some of my brothers do

I still have my arms and my legs

And most of my sanity, too

That war produced true heroes

No matter what some people said

Their names are carved upon a wall

For most of those heroes are dead

No, I did not get a big parade

With streets lined with people and flowers

But I did not really expect such things

In this country’s darkest hours

I just came home and went on with life

Not sure if it mattered at all

Even though I like many before

Answered my Country’s call

Yes, many of us went to serve

In that bloody and terrible place

Then returned to an uncaring country

The pain etched deep in each face

No, I ain’t an American hero

I didn’t pay the ultimate price

But, you know a “Welcome Home”
And a "Thank You" would be really nice.