THE LUCKY ONE
lyrics by Brian Yorkey
music by Woody Pak
performed by Welly Yang
I lost my leg for that man's country
And I killed eleven men
I thought I left that life behind me
Contients away
But here, at home, today, I hate
As if my heart could kill again
I answered "yes" to ev'ry question
Patriotic down the line
I left my home and crossed an ocean
Drowning ev'ry doubt
To prove I was devout
It's done, and now the only doubts are mine
Still I was the lucky one
Other families lost their sons
Sons who like their families
Had their orders to obey
And if we wre the enemy
Who was I in Italy
And if I looked like one of "them"
Then who
Who are they?
My father felt that I betrayed him
Could it be that he was right?
And though it kills me just to say it
I came home to find that I've been left behind
As though I had never gone to fight
I answered "yes" to every question
Partiotic? Well, I guess
But I was young, and ached for action
So knowing what I know
They ask, would I still go?
I know that I can only answer yes
Yes I was the lucky one
Other families lost their sons
Sons who fought for freedom
With their families locked away
And if I was American
When I was in Italy
Then I should be American
Here in the U.S.A.
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