Let me kiss and hold you tight For what might be the last time tonight Promise not to cry And so will I when we say goodbye There's trouble somethings wrong They're sending me away to Viet Nam To fight for my country in a war that shouldn't be But is necessary Russian red, China, Viet Nam Meet Uncle Sam Ah, he's a mighty big man He's gonna lend a helping hand But if my buddies run shy I bet I start wondering why over there Bullets parting my hair When the world doesn't care They don't care They don't care They don't care They don't care They don't care So I'll be leaving you And leaving the things that we do And when they call us young and reckless kids Kiss and stop this war Let me kiss and hold you tight For what might be the last time tonight Promise not to cry And so will I when we say goodbye Goodbye Oh goodbye Yeah goodbye Oh goodbye