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"Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks"

(Verse 1:) I was just a kid, too young to fight Told to march through fire, but the night felt right Screams in the jungle, blood in the dirt Took a little pill to stop the hurt We were livin’ for the moment, never lookin’ back In the land of the free, but the skies were cracked From Saigon to Hanoi, from Bangkok to the edge We were on the line, walkin’ on the ledge (Pre-Chorus:) Bangkok shocks, Saigon shakes Hanoi rocks, my heart breaks In the heat of the war, I took what I could take Now the scars run deeper than the shots they made (Chorus:) I was high in the fire, lost in the haze Chasin’ ghosts of the past, through the neon maze I was a soldier of madness, a victim of the game But the drugs left a mark that the bullets couldn’t claim (Verse 2:) Pills and powder to numb the pain Gotta get through the madness, again and again Gave me a taste of glory, gave me a taste of hell But I’m still haunted by the stories they couldn’t tell Junkie’s paradise, in a soldier’s mind Buried under the rubble, but the drugs were kind From the heat of the jungle to the city streets I was chasin' that high, couldn't feel my feet Pre-Chorus:) Bangkok shocks, Saigon shakes Hanoi rocks, my heart breaks In the heat of the war, I took what I could take Now the scars run deeper than the shots they made (Chorus:) I was high in the fire, lost in the haze Chasin’ ghosts of the past, through the neon maze I was a soldier of madness, a victim of the game But the drugs left a mark that the bullets couldn’t claim (Bridge:) They called me a hero, but I was just a fool A king in a jungle, ruled by the needle’s pull Bangkok’s neon lights, Saigon’s dirty streets Hanoi’s wild nights, war's bitter defeat (Chorus) (Repeat): I was high in the fire, lost in the haze Chasin’ ghosts of the past, through the neon maze I was a soldier of madness, a victim of the game But the drugs left a mark that the bullets couldn’t claim Outro:) Bangkok shocks, Saigon shakes Hanoi rocks, my soul breaks They’re all gone now, but I’m still the same Trapped in the echoes of a forgotten name