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by Daniel Rachel.
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Got
a letter from a soldier
He
ain’t needed on the line
He
so much wanted to be hero
I
told him it was better to be alive
But
all the words he wrote were so angry that all I felt was pain
Don’t
do me wrong
Brother
I need you home
Don’t
do me wrong
They
shoot ‘em now for fun
Wrote
a wager for a gambler
Gave
him odds on to survive
He
says there’s every chance he’ll get through
I
nodded my head and just smiled
They
say he dug a hole where he could sleep
But
a bullet came and made it his grave
Don’t
do me wrong
Mother
he ain’t coming home
Don’t
do me wrong
Brother
I need you home
"When recording this song for the album we were short of a bass guitar, inspiration came via a cup of tea. Using an old Indian tea chest, a broom handle and a rope I built and played a tea chest bass for this track."