Take the Star Out of the Window
Robert was a sailor
For the best years of his life
His captain was his mother
And the ocean was his wife
Only fresh out of the cradle
Life's one and only spring
He was sworn to do his duty
And got blood on his highschool ring
Chorus:
And it's hello California
Hello Dad and Mom
Ship ahoy
Your baby boy
Is home from Vietnam
Don't you ask me any questions
'Bout the medals on my chest
Take the star out of the window
And let my conscience take a rest
Now he sailed across the ocean
To the old far eastern war
And it was foreign to his body
It was foreign to his shore
So he traded in the present
For the better times he'd seen
And made an oriental waitress
His own home comin' queen
Quita la estrella de la ventana
Robert era un marinero
Durante los mejores años de su vida
Su capitán era su madre
Y el océano era su esposa
Recién salido de la cuna
La única primavera de la vida
Estaba jurado a cumplir con su deber
Y tenía sangre en su anillo de graduación
Coro:
Y es hola California
Hola papá y mamá
¡Barco a la vista!
Tu niño
Está de regreso de Vietnam
No me preguntes nada
Sobre las medallas en mi pecho
Quita la estrella de la ventana
Y deja que mi conciencia descanse
Ahora navegó a través del océano
Hacia la antigua guerra del Lejano Oriente
Y era ajeno a su cuerpo
Era ajeno a su costa
Así que cambió el presente
Por los mejores tiempos que había visto
Y convirtió a una camarera oriental
En su propia reina del regreso a casa