Viet Nam Widow, Almost
Pla Me TK4M-3211 · USA
- Artist
- Darlene Shadwick
- Title
- Viet Nam Widow, Almost
- Release
- Viet Nam Widow, Almost / Once in Your Life
- Label
- Pla Me # TK4M-3211
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
"Viet Nam Widow, Almost" (Pla Me Records # TK4M-3211) Label based in Muskogee, Oklahoma. County. Impact of war: at home. Woman in US misses her sweetheart who died in Vietnam. "My only love is gone, a very empty day My sweetheart he died a thousand of miles away His country needed him, my darling gave his life He died in Vietnam, I'll never be his wife I remember when he left my eyes were full of tears A boy who had to be a man at only eighteen years It didn't help me much to know he was so brave I couldn't hold the tears, I stood by his grave So now I'm dressed in black being mighty blue Waiting until god calls me to my love so true I know I'll see him there in that ? above There will never be another, he was my only love"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer