Paul Hardcastle 19 lyrics

In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war,
But it wasn't.
It was different in many ways, and so were those that did the fighting.
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...
In Vietnam he was 19.
In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.
In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.
In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.
Nininini Nineteen

(TV announcer's voice)
The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
25 miles west of Saigon
I really wasn't sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)

Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19

In Vietnam the combat soldier typicaly served a twelve month tour of duty but
Was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19

(TV announcer's voice)
In Saigon, a US military spokesman said today
More than 700 hundred enemy troops were killed last week
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In that sensitive ???border??? area.
Throughout all of South Vietnam
The enemy lost a total of 2689 soldiers.

(Singing Girls)
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen...
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average was 19
Dedededededede-Destruction
Dedededededede-Destruction

According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call
Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to Ten years after coming home almost eight-hundred-thousand men are
Still fighting the VietNam War

None of them recieved a hero's welcome

(single words in different voices)
Nineteen - Saigon - Vietnam - Purple Heart

I really wasn't sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)