This has got to be one of the most depressing songs I've ever heard. The whole thing about a soldier leaving for vietnam, then writing a letter that says he "won't be able to write for a while", and then you never hear from him again...that's just so damn sad. Maybe what makes it even more sad is that you know that this kind of thing happened all the time (and I guess still happens today). But I must admit it is a beautiful song, musically, but it's just really depressing.
This has got to be one of the most depressing songs I've ever heard. The whole thing about a soldier leaving for vietnam, then writing a letter that says he "won't be able to write for a while", and then you never hear from him again...that's just so damn sad. Maybe what makes it even more sad is that you know that this kind of thing happened all the time (and I guess still happens today). But I must admit it is a beautiful song, musically, but it's just really depressing.