The American Trilogy (Scene 3: Joe Returns From The Front)
I walk the same streets I’ve walked a million times before But now it’s a new thing Having seen what I saw in the war I never thought I would live long enough to see her again It’s only her kiss Could erase how they killed my best friend The tree we climbed as kids The bombing for weeks on end The old swing-set where first kissed A river of bodies tells where we’ve been If I connect these worlds They’ll tear themselves apart And only just this girl Can save this blackened heart So I run up the stairs And open the door To forget more and more...