Up `n down all day long
Trying to figure out what the hell went wrong

Up `n down day after day
Trying to out run the NVA

Up `n down hour after hour
Checking my closet for firepower

Up `n down when a chopper flies by
Thinking day after day I'm going to die

Up `n down n the rain
Thinking about all the men in pain

Up `n down when the sun is out
Hoping someone can figure this out

Up `n down year after year
Cleaning my weapon, checking my gear

Up `n down checking windows and doors
Trying to readjust from the Vietnam War

Up `n down by the light of the moon
Hoping like hell I can make it home soon