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