Best Poems Written by Vernon Burke

Way Back When

WE ALWAYS WILL REMEMBER WHEN
THEY DIDN'T LIKE US WAY BACK THEN
BUT THE OLD WAYS FADE SOMEHOW
AND THEY REALLY DO LIKE US NOW
NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF KIDS
JUST DOING WHAT WE'RE TOLD
WE NEVER HEARD OF VIETNAM
JUST TAKING ORDERS FROM THE MAN
MOST DIDN'T LIKE US WAY BACK THEN
AND COMING BACK FELT LIKE A SIN
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE DID
TO MAKE THEM MAD AT A BUNCH A KIDS
BUT THE OLD WAYS FADE SOMEHOW 
AND THEY REALLY DO LIKE US NOW
NOW AT BARS AND GAMES
AT STORES AND PICNICS TOO
WE WEAR OUR HATS TO SHOW OUR STANCE
FOR WHAT WE DID FOR YOU
AND NOW THEY STOP AND SAY
WITH SOME SORROW AND DISMAY
THANK YOU SIR FOR WHAT YOU DID
WAY BACK WHEN YOU WERE JUST A KID
YES THE OLD WAYS CHANGE SOMEHOW 
AND THEY SURE AS HECK LIKE US NOW
AND YES, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT
O YES, WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE THAT
AND YES THE OLD WAYS FADE SOMEHOW 
AND YES THEY TRULY DO LOVE US NOW

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