[Intro]               [Verse 1] Just out of the infantry this morning I had to pay my dues across the sea But no one back in boot camp ever warned me What the readjustment blues would do to me. [Verse 2] "Welcome to Havannah" said the pilot "We must have made a wroooong turn on the way." "Let’s buy some cigars and keep it quiiiet If they don’t know we’re here we’ll get away." [Verse 3] Just as I had realized he was joking I saw we were in Washington D.C. ’Cause there was all the patriotic buiiiiildings. Just like I had seen them on T.V. [Chorus 1] It must have been a holiday ’cause there was this parade. People carried signs I couldn’t read that they had made.    ’Till I got closer and my heart fell to my socks;   There was a battle raging and the air was Filled with teargas and rocks. [Verse 4] There was the flag I’d fought against so often The one I fought for hanging upsiiiide down The wind was blowing ha-AARD the dirt was flying It made the city sky-YY look dark and brown. [Verse 5] I saw a girl…    she could have been my sister    Except her hair was lo-OONG and in her face She explained…  this was a demonstraaaation Against the war… and foooor the human ra-AAACE. [Verse 6] Now I’ve seen a lot of strange things in my travels Cannibals yes…   and aliens galoooore But I never thought I’d see so many peeeople Saying we don’t want your + + + wAAA-aa-aar! [Chorus 2]   The troops all had on uniforms Just like the one I’d worn But they were all domestic… and myy-yy duty chose waaar    They carried guuUUNS just like the ones across the sea Except this time I was the citizen And they was pointing their guns at meEEE Yes I-III was just a citizen And I was walking down the street And it was just then that the Re-adjustment Bluuuuuuuuuuuues Got through to meeeeeee-eeeee          

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson aborde le retour difficile d'un soldat après avoir servi à l'étranger. Il réalise que l'expérience de la guerre ne se limite pas seulement au combat, mais qu'il doit maintenant faire face à une réalité troublante et à une société divisée. En descendant de l'avion, il est confronté à une manifestation contre la guerre, où des gens expriment leur désespoir et leur colère. La flagrance des tensions internes et la tristesse d'un pays en désaccord avec ses propres valeurs le frappent, lui rappelant le contraste entre ce qu'il a connu et la situation qu'il découvre chez lui. Ce retour marque une désillusion, illustrant les défis de la réadaptation après le service militaire.