Lawrence Hall
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No Revolution Today, Thank You
Sure, I miss standing in
formation at dawn
The quick inspection and loud
verbal abuse
Rushing through a steel-tray
breakfast in rows
And marching to the rifle
range in rows
Sure, I miss formation in the
dawn of life
Slinging a rifle over my
skinny shoulder
Thrilling to “BATTALION! PASS
IN REVIEW!
RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS, AND PASS IN REVIEW!”
As did my fathers back to the
Civil War
But that was what I did, not
who I was -
I took an oath to the
Constitution
And not to some fat slob who
needs a shave
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