1968 (Dave Alvin and Chris Gaffney) Johnny gave Joe his first cigarette Joe lit the filter then he smoked the whole pack And Joe bought all the gas in Johnny's old Ford He always said that's what friends are for Johnny married Tina and Joe married Dee Two blond-head sisters from Covington, Kentucky Then in '67 Johnny joined the Corp Joe did too, but he never knew what for chorus: And tonight in this barroom he's easing his pain He's thinking of someone, but he won't say the name Folks say he's a hero, but he'll tell you he ain't He left a hero in the jungle back in 1968 Johnny went from job to job, trying to make ends meet Tina divorced him back in '83 Now 30 years come and 30 years go And Johnny's got a grandkid that he barely knows chorus Dee calls Johnny every now and then Talks about her children and her third husband But when he asks about someone they used to know Dee says 'Johnny that was so long ago' chorus