Don't envy a man his medals They were earned in stinking hell holes He did not know he earned them He was told he had to wear them Cause those medals will not bring back So don't envy a man his medals
All those ribbons on his chest
He did not try to get them
They're not there at his request
Where no man would like to go
Or in cold and wintry places
Where there's only ice and snow
Till they were awarded at parade
And they were bright when he first got them
But in time the colors fade
And to wear them all with pride
But when the memories come to haunt him
Those same medals make him hide
All those guys he left behind
And he would trade them all forever
For a little peace of mind
You don't want to take his place
Thinking back to long gone battles
And meeting dead friends face to face
