Xmas in February — текст песни (Lou Reed)

Sam was lyin in the jungle

Agent orange spread against the sky like marmalade

Hendrix played on some foreign jukebox

They were praying to be saved

Those gooks were fierce and fearless

Thats the price you pay when you invade

Xmas in february



Sam lost his arm in some border town

His fingers are mixed with someones crop

If he didnt have that opium to smoke

The pain would never ever stop

Half his friends are stuffed into black body bags

With their names printed at the top

Xmas in february



Sammy was a short order cook

In a short order black and blue collar town

Everybody worked the steel mill

But the steel mill got closed down

He thought if he joined the army

Hed have a future that was sound

Like no xmas in february



Sams staring at the vietnam wall

Its been a while now that hes home

His wife and kid have left, hes unemployed

Hes a reminder of the war that wasnt won

Hes the guy on the street with the sign that reads

"please help send this vet home"

But he is home

And theres no xmas in february

No matter how much he saves