"Soldiers" by James Taylor appears on his album, 'Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon' - 1971. It's a story song about nine soldiers who have survived a terrible battle. It's a very short song, just 1:15. It's the last song on the first side of the vinyl album and is a compliment to the last song on side two, "Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again", which is just :55.Taylor has never spoken directly about "Soldiers" in interviews and hasn't performed the song in concert since 1972. No member of Taylor's immediate family fought in Vietnam, though many believe the song is about that war. via georgeplant061
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It was just after sunrise
And down by the sea
Down on the sand flats
Where nothing will grow
Come drumming and footsteps
Like out of a dream
Where the golden green waters come in
Just nine lucky soldiers had come
Through the night
Half of them wounded
And barely alive
Just nine out of twenty was headed for home
With eleven sad stories to tell
I remember quite clearly when I got out of bed
I said, oh, good morning what a beautiful day
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