Sonny was my best friend 
He got called to Vietnam 

Sonny was my best friend 
He went away to Vietnam 

Said, "Watch out for my wife and baby" 
"And I'll count on you when I'm gone." 

I looked it every day 
Just like Sonny said 

Ohhh, and I'm not sure just when 
We both lost our heads 

Then I'd hang around at night 
And fill her lonely, lonely bed 

(Painful guitar solo) 

Sonny made it home 
And he's proud of what he's done 

Ohhh, but he can't walk too good, no 
And he'll never see the sun 

And his pain is just beginning 
I'm so ashamed of what I've done 

Sonny's pain is just beginning 
I'm so ashamed of what I've done