Heart of Vietnam Lyrics

We landed in a foreign land, so far from all we knew,

The air was thick with heat and fear, the sky a haunting hue.

The jungle whispered secrets, the rivers ran with doubt,

And every step we took felt like we'd never make it out.

Shadows in the jungle, ghosts of those before,

We fight a war we don't believe, but we don't know what it's for.

Brothers by my side, we carry on this fight,

In the heart of Vietnam, where there's no wrong or right.

Letters from my mother say she prays for me each day,

But prayers can't stop the bullets, or make the pain go away.

The villages are burning, the children run and cry,

And I can't shake the feeling that it's all a bitter lie.

Shadows in the jungle, ghosts of those before,

We fight a war we don't believe, but we don't know what it's for.

Brothers by my side, we carry on this fight,

In the heart of Vietnam, where there's no wrong or right.

They tell us we're the heroes, defenders of the free,

But here in this dark jungle, I don't know who's the enemy.

I see the fear in their eyes, just like it's in mine,

And I wonder if we'll ever leave this cursed place behind.

The silence breaks with thunder, the ground shakes with despair,

I see my brothers falling, their cries hang in the air.

But through the smoke and fire, a glimmer of hope remains,

We'll carry each other home, through the blood and the rain.

Shadows in the jungle, ghosts of those before,

We fight a war we don't believe, but we don't know what it's for.

Brothers by my side, we carry on this fight,

In the heart of Vietnam, where there's no wrong or right.

And when this war is over, will we ever be the same?

Or will the shadows haunt us, whispering our names?

We'll lay our burdens down, but the scars will always show,

In the jungles of Vietnam, where the rivers of sorrow flow.