BOILERMAKER - inflatable vegetables

Island boy from a two road coastal town
Felt the military was the only way out
Assigned to a destroyer in Subic Bay
Camels and a fifth every pay day

Boilermaker
Slam the whiskey, sip the chaser
Stare at the horizon
Look for something better
Boilermaker
One foot on the rock, one in the sea
Sailing over reefs of uncertainty

Met a girl from Manila, fell in love
She hated life on base, it was not enough
An explosion in the engine left his body charred
Months of recovery in the burn ward

CH

Did you ever dream you’d live alone in a nursing home in Canada
View of the cemetery blocking out the bay
Kids so busy with their own lives, problems, and their families
Lucky if they call you on the holidays

CH