My wife and me took a home by the sea
In the hopes we'd be raising some children
When the snow's on the pine
We come down from the maritime
To the oak and the pine of New England
Oh, the winter was hard and I could not find a job
And the factory closed in December
Old folks 'round the town
Know that they're feeling down
With the worst winter they could remember
Nelson McGuire, he's the same age as I
Though in looks he appears to be older
He returned to a store
From the Indo-China War
And his heart is the heart of a soldier
(oh yes)
And some man in the da da di...
Didn't know da da di...
Saying communists and fags
Gonna desecrate the flag
Just across the Canadian border
Da da da...
Buried deep in his shoulder
(Oh, no)
Oh, mama
Don't lean on me
I know
Don't lean on me