What is this song?

Question

It was an anti-Vietnam song by a country singer. It goes something like this: "There's a hole in Danny's arm, where all his money goes."

Sorry, that's all I've got. The lyrics are all about heroin though. The first name of the guy who wrote it is "John" I think. Good luck.

Answer 1

It's called Sam Stone, by John Prine.

Here are the lyrics:
Sam Stone came home,
To his wife and family
After serving in the conflict overseas.
And the time that he served,
Had shattered all his nerves,
And left a little shrapnel in his knee.
But the morphine eased the pain,
And the grass grew round his brain,
And gave him all the confidence he lacked,
With a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.

Chorus:
There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes,
Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose.
Little pitchers have big ears,
Don't stop to count the years,
Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.
Mmm....

Sam Stone's welcome home
Didn't last too long.
He went to work when he'd spent his last dime
And Sammy took to stealing
When he got that empty feeling
For a hundred dollar habit without overtime.
And the gold rolled through his veins
Like a thousand railroad trains,
And eased his mind in the hours that he chose,
While the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...

Repeat Chorus:

Sam Stone was alone
When he popped his last balloon
Climbing walls while sitting in a chair
Well, he played his last request
While the room smelled just like death
With an overdose hovering in the air
But life had lost its fun
And there was nothing to be done
But trade his house that he bought on the G. I. Bill
For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill.

Repeat Chorus

Answer 2

SAD or ROCK? Okay.. I'm no longer definite on that. If by way of unhappy you imply.... gradual and sort of emo... Evanescence has plenty of those, as good as rock, reminiscent of: Hello Like You My Immortal Your Star Missing All That I'm Living For Sweet Sacrifice Weight of the World Going Under The Veronicas: All I Have Heavily Broken In Another Life Someone Wake Me Up My Chemical Romance has plenty of well rock songs, and so does Switchfoot.

Answer 3

Sam Stone
By John Prine..............:)~


"......There's a hole in Danny's arm, where all the money goes, and Jesus Christ died for nothing I suppose....little pictures have big ears; dont stop to count the years; Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios..'

Answer 4

The second answer is right it's john Prine my honey has the cd but he is sleeping or I would ask him what the name is. He has a few CD's or I would get it for you but not sure which one it's on sorry

Answer 5

John Prine - sam stone

Answer 6

I think it's from John Lennon but I don't know the name of the song.

Answer 7

1,2,3 what are we fighting for
Don't ask me I don't give a damn
Next stop is Vietnam????

Is that the one you are talking about?

Country Joe macdonald I do believe. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

its by "John Prine". look it up on google.

Answer 9

I don't know, maybe those other people are right.

Answer 10

IDK>