A purple heart
Another heart is broken, another home so sad Another message has been sent to his Mom and Dad Your son was killed in action was the way the message read Your son will not be coming home, they told me he was dead They sent him to Viet Nam, his heart was young and gay It's hard for me to realize they'll bring him home this way His troubles are all over, his work on earth is done A mother has a purple heart in memory of her son Just a few short months ago he was here with me And then they called his number to go across the sea I still can hear his smiling voice and see his curly head Oh somehow I can't believe out body boy is dead * Refrain