South Dakota James McMurtry

[Verse 1]
It was the 23rd of May
When I heard the sergeant say
"Fuck it, round up the usual suspects and call it a day
"We've got no time to mess around
"And I'm not dyin' in this shit-hole town
For a soldier's pay"

[Verse 2]
It was too good to be true
But my discharge came through
And I was on the first bird out that I could find
Rode that C-17 into Stuttgart
Fall round-up on my mind

[Verse 3]
When my brothers picked me up
We got way deep in our cups
We must've tore ol' Rapid City down
My big brother Jack
Said, "Boy it's good to see you back
What you gonna do now?"
What you gonna do now?

[Chorus]
'Cause there ain't much between the Pole and South Dakota
And barbed wire won't stop the wind
You won't get nothin' here but broke and older
If I was you I might re-up again