Bob Seger — Ballad of the Yellow Beret

[Intro] This is a protest against protesters [Verse 1] Fearless cowards of the USA Bravely here at home they stay They watch their friends get shipped away The draft dodgers of the Yellow Beret [Verse 2] Yellow streaks up and down their spines Men who gladly stay behind They won't fight for the USA They fought hard for a yellow beret [Verse 3] Men who faint at the sight of blood Their high-heeled boots weren't meant for mud The draft board will hear their sob stories today Only the best win the yellow beret [Verse 4] Back at home a young wife waits Her yellow beret has met his fate He's been drafted for marching in a protest Leaving her his last request [Verse 5] Put a yellow streak down my son's back Make sure that he never ever fights back At his physical have him say he's gay Have him win the yellow beret [Outro] The yellow beret (You can't take me) The yellow beret (I've got a hurt knee and I've got a bad back) The yellow beret (And I'm allergic to everything, and I have asthma) The yellow beret (And look at that hangnail And I've got a pimple on my trigger finger) The yellow beret (And besides, I know those planes are in college But I'm just starting to learn) The yellow beret (I call it now) The yellow beret (Well, we were planning on having children sometime soon) The yellow beret (My Dad) The yellow beret Yeah the yellow beret now The yellow beret baby (Oh yeah) Ah the yellow beret now The yellow beret baby The yellow beret, ooh ooh ooh