Tour of Duty

by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

From the album: Here We Rest

Track 11 of 11 on Here We Rest (2011).

Duration: 3:27

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Lyrics for Tour of Duty

I'm riding on the day's last train Stepping on the platform, trying to see you through the rain I don't know the ways you've changed since I left And I really don't care I've done my tour of duty Now I'm home and I ain't going anywhere I taught myself to tolerate the pain All the loneliness and boredom and the work I did in vain All the work we did in vain Now I'm not the same as I was I've done my tour of duty Now I'll try to do what a civilian does And I promise not to bore you with my stories And I promise not to scare you with my tears And I never would exaggerate the glory I'll seem so satisfied here I've been eating like I'm out on bail Collard greens and chicken wings and oysters by the pail Eating oysters by the pail Making up for those lost days 'Cause I've done my tour of duty And now I'm going to put you in my family way We'll laugh like little children telling secrets Probably cry like old women drinking gin 'Cause I've done my tour of duty And now I'm home, and I ain't leaving here again I've done my tour of duty Now I'm home and I ain't leaving here again

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