I was in 'Nam - much later. Sounds like sKerry was probably DEEP into "con si"*. If you were there, you'd know what that is. Magical thinking is only one of the side effects.
*(cannabis)
One Toke Over the Cambodian Line
One toke over the line, John Kerry, One toke over the line;
Sittin' in Cambodia dodging Khmer fire, One toke over the line.
Waitin' for the boat that goes home, John Kerry,
Hopin' it don't hit a mine.
Sittin' in Cambodia dodging Khmer fire, One toke over the line.
Who do I love, I know its me;
I've never changed, as you can plainly see
I felt the joy and I avoided the pain And the voices said
if I got caught making up a report about me, Command would surely strike me dead
and now I'm...
One toke over the line, John Kerry, One toke over the line;
Sittin' in Cambodia dodging Khmer fire, One toke over the line.
Waitin' for the boat that goes home, John Kerry,
Hopin' it don't hit a mine.
Sittin' in Cambodia dodging Khmer fire, One toke over the line.
I sailed away a country mile
And now I'm returning and showing off my smile
I got all the medals and threw away a few,
And to my surprise
Like everything else that I've been through
I've accomplished it all with lies
And now I'm....
One toke over the line, John Kerry, One toke over the line;
Sittin' in Cambodia dodging Khmer fire, One toke over the line.
Waitin' for the boat that goes home, John Kerry,
Hopin' it don't hit a mine.
Sittin' in Cambodia dodging Khmer fire, One toke over the line.
I was born to take and take
But as I keep lying it's hard to keep them straight;
Sun is gonna set and the bird is gonna wing, they do not lie;
My last wish will be just one thing, I'm President before I die.
apologies to; Brewer & Shipley