Two Weeks from Twenty

Jimmy wasn't really popular, he had a couple of friends back home And sooner or later they're all getting out so he had to join up alone He was dreaming of the Ivy league since he was only three feet tall And get the hell out of Jersey and then he would never look back at all And then your hear ’em say That miles away We lost another one that we sent with a gun They're gonna miss him, he was two weeks from twenty And there's still no shame From the man to blame Jimmy never had a reason to stay ‘cause all the factories shut down All he had was a line for his name so he could sign away his right to be proud He tried to kiss her on the way out the door, but she just put her little hand on his face “I don't understand why you're leaving”, she said, “but I hope you’re gonna ask me to wait” And then your hear ’em say That miles away We lost another one that we sent with a gun His lady missed him, he was two weeks from twenty And there's still no shame From the man to blame Jimmy's mother went to Capitol Hill so she could fill her heart up with joy Maybe shake a few hands while she's there, and tell him “thank you, sir, for taking my boy” And then your hear ’em say That miles away We lost another one that we sent with a gun His mama missed him, he was two weeks from twenty And there's still no shame From the man to blame No, there's still no shame And we're all to blame We're all to blame We're all to blame We're all to blame