[Intro] [Verse 1] Oh can you tell me oh how the joy         Passed from his childhood that’s not my boy         I see he’s finished he’s run his race         We’re not his family that’s not his face         We taught him well and from his youth         He knew he always must know the truth         He left his country to go to war         When he returned he’d found we closed the door         [Chorus] But we never dreamed when he was leaving That he would taste the flowers of evil       [Instrumental] D Dsus4 D                        D Dsus4 D                                     [Verse 2] I know his habit was not so bad         When for fifty dollars it could be had         But now he’s home to his promised land         And what he needs got to cost a Grand         When he’d been home for six month’s time         My son he told me he’d made up his mind         He’s re-enlisted for three years more         It’s too expensive to stop this war         [Chorus] But we never dreamed when he was leaving That he would taste the flowers of evil       [Instrumental] D Dsus4 D                        D Dsus4 D                                     [Outro] Oh can you tell me oh how the joy         Passed from his childhood that’s not my boy         He’s re-enlisted for three years more         Is the price of peace worth the price of war?         Is the price of peace worth the price of war?         Is the price of peace worth the price of war?         Is the price of peace worth the price of war?