Oak Ridge Boys - G.I. Joe & Lillie Lyrics
He was a streetwise kid from PhillyJust 19 in '44Joined up in Uncle's armyHit the beach and fought a warA decorated heroHe never talks about those daysBecause of guys like G.I. Joe our country's free todayShe was Woman's Army corpRaised in Carolina dirtEscorting wounded young men homeFrom a burning hell on EarthThe first time that she saw himHe was broken and aloneLillie fell in love that dayWhen he winked and said HelloAnd Lillie sang this song to G.I. JoeLet me hold you in my arms handsome soldierTake my hand for we are going home todayLet me kiss away your tearsLet me pray away your fearsI'll stay here with youTill they carry us awayThey married in the springAll dressed up in army greenTook out a loan, bought a homeRaised a familyThe war returned to G.I. Joe in 1965The old wounds came back to haunt himBut Lillie's love kept him aliveNow they're living in a veteran's homeThey've both grown old and grayThe medals earned so long agoNow hang there in a caseSometimes she finds him weepingAs he lay there in his bedThe distant sounds of battleStill echo in his headAnd Lillie sings this song to G.I. JoeSome day they'll rest in Arlington'Neath the red, the white and blueSafe in the arms of JesusWhen their journey here is throughAn American love storyNot unlike a lot of othersExcept that G.I. Joe and LillieIs my father and my mother
