Lyrics of Drive on

I got a friend named whiskey sam
He was my boonierat buddy for a year in nam
He said is my country just a little off track
Took 'em twenty-five years to welcome me back
But, it's better than not coming back at all
Many a good man i saw fall
And even now, every time i dream
I hear the men and the monkeys in the jungle scream

Drive on, it don't mean nothin'
My children love me , but they don't understand
And i got a woman who knows her man
Drive on, don't mean nothin', drive on

I remember one night, tex and me
Rappelled in on a hot l.z
We had our 16's on rock and roll
But, with all that fire, i was scared and cold
We were crazy, we were wild
And i have seen the tiger smile
I spit in a bamboo viper's face
And i'd be dead , but by god's grace

Drive on, it don't mean nothin'
My children love me , but they don't understand
And i got a woman who knows her man
Drive on, don't mean nothin', drive on

It was a real slow walk in a real sad rain
And nobody tried to be john wayne
I came home, but tex did not
And i can't talk about the hit he got
I got a little limp now when i walk
Got a little tremolo when i talk
But my letter read from whiskey sam
You're a walkin' talkin' miracle from vietnam

Drive on, it don't mean nothin'
My children love me , but they don't understand
And i got a woman who knows her man
Drive on, don't mean nothin', drive on