Blue Jean

I know you don't like when I say this It was there in the letter you sent I've been so long in this shadow I've been wondering where the light went I've been wondering where the light went in this home You know lately I've been feeling so alone He was 19, I called him "Blue Jean" He was his parent's first accident He had long hair, drove like a nightmare And I followed him everywhere he went He played the guitar, watched all the big stars Moved away after one year of school Joined in the Marines, made it about 8 weeks But to me, he was the epitome of cool When you're young you can go either way For my part, I believed in you then But it's been so long since we saw what you looked like And these days I don't fight anyone The mail came on a Monday, hurt in the worst way Said that he'd been busted up in Maine Now he's doing 8 years, it's all of our worst fears And this family here ain't never been the same