[Publius]

“A Ticket to Ride” was playing on KING as I drove off Fort Lewis and left the Army.

[BlueLancer]

So long, boy, you can take my place;
I got my papers, I got my pay.
So pack my bags and I'll be on my way
To Yellow River.

Put my gun down, the war is won;
Fill my glass high, the time has come.
I'm goin' back to the place that I love
Yellow River.

Yellow River --
Yellow River --
Is in my mind and in my eyes.
Yellow River --
Yellow River --
Is in my blood, it's the place that I love.

Got no time for explanations,
Got no time to lose;
Tomorrow night you'll find me sleepin' underneath the moon
At Yellow River.

Cannon-fire lingers in my mind;
I'm so glad I'm still alive,
And I've been gone for such a long time
From Yellow River.

I remember the nights were cool,
I can still see the water blue,
And I remember a girl that I knew
From Yellow River.

Yellow River --
Yellow River --
Is in my mind and in my eyes.
Yellow River --
Yellow River --
Is in my blood, it's the place that I love.

Got no time for explanations,
Got no time to lose;
Tomorrow night you'll find me sleepin' underneath the moon
At Yellow River.

Christie -- Yellow River