Readjusment Blues
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
Welcome to Havannah, said the pilot
We must have made a wrong turn on the way
Let's buy some cigars and keep it quiet
If they don't know we're here we'll get away
Just as I had realized he was joking
I saw we were in Washington DC
'Cause there was all the patriotic buildings
Just like I had seen them on TV
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
There was the flag I'd fought against so often
The one I fought for hanging upside down
The wind was blowing hard, the dirt was flying
It made the city sky look dark and brown
I saw a girl, she could have been my sister
Except her hair was long and in her face
She explained this was a demonstration
Against the war and for the human race
Now I've seen a lot of strange things in my travels
Cannibals, yes, and aliens galore
But I never thought I'd see so many people
Saying we don't want your war!
The troops all had on uniforms
Just like the one I'd worn
But they were all domestic and my duty chose war
They carried guns just like the ones across the sea
Except this time I was the citizen
And they were pointing their guns at me
Yes, I was just a citizen and
I was walking down the street
And it was just then that the Readjustment Blues
Got through to me
Readjusment Blues
Acabei de sair da infantaria esta manhã
Eu tive que pagar minhas dívidas através do mar
Mas ninguém no campo de treinamento nunca me avisou
O que os blues de reajuste fariam comigo
Bem-vindo a Havannah, disse o piloto
Devemos ter feito uma curva errada no caminho
Vamos comprar alguns charutos e calar
Se eles não sabem que estamos aqui nós vamos fugir
Assim como eu percebi que ele estava brincando
Eu vi que estávamos em Washington DC
Porque havia todos os edifícios patrióticos
Assim como eu tinha visto na TV
Deve ter sido um feriado
Porque tinha esse desfile
As pessoas carregavam sinais que eu não conseguia ler, que eles tinham feito
'Até que eu cheguei mais perto e meu coração caiu nas minhas meias
Houve uma batalha violenta e
O ar estava cheio de gás lacrimogêneo e pedras
Havia a bandeira contra a qual lutei tantas vezes
O que eu lutei por pendurar de cabeça para baixo
O vento soprava forte, a sujeira voava
Fez o céu da cidade parecer escuro e marrom
Eu vi uma garota, ela poderia ser minha irmã
Exceto que seu cabelo era longo e em seu rosto
Ela explicou que era uma demonstração
Contra a guerra e pela raça humana
Agora eu tenho visto muitas coisas estranhas em minhas viagens
Canibais, sim, e alienígenas em abundância
Mas nunca pensei que veria tantas pessoas
Dizendo que não queremos sua guerra!
Todas as tropas usavam uniformes
Exatamente como o que eu usei
Mas eles eram todos domésticos e meu dever escolheu a guerra
Eles carregavam armas como as do outro lado do mar
Exceto que desta vez eu era o cidadão
E eles estavam apontando suas armas para mim
Sim, eu era apenas um cidadão e
Eu estava andando na rua
E foi então que o Readjustment Blues
Passou por mim