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   simpsonfan2 said, 3 months ago

   Because she is an idiot in love with a jerk/loser.
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   Randy_B said, 3 months ago

   @simpsonfan2

   Is that why you’d root for their reunion?
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   Hillbillyman said, 3 months ago

   When I hear that song I always try too imagine that he was falsely accused. Other wise I have the same sentiments as @simpsonfan2
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   Johnny Potseed said, 3 months ago

   »Now I’ve got to know what is and isn’t mine … »
   Well that’s theft, supposedly.
   And he didn’t have a government job.
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   T Hicks said, 3 months ago

   Was he in jail? I was told the song was written during the Vietnam War, and he was being discharged/coming home after 3 years.
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   artworksmetal said, 3 months ago

   and I thought it went back to WWII…
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago

   Just following that self destructive path of hooking up with a dangerous loser.
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   finale said, 3 months ago

   @Night-Gaunt49

   Not for lack of awareness in most cases.
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   thehag said, 3 months ago

   Looked up the lyrics. It does indeed mention prison. Never liked the stupid song anyway……and now I need to sing my jingle buster so I can get on with the day in peace.
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    Crandlemire said, 3 months ago

    @T Hicks

    It is about 3 years in the Army — 2 years when drafted and 1 year re-up! It’s not about jail.
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    RussHeim said, 3 months ago

    Maybe the “three long years” was his hitch in the Army.
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    Emlyn said, 3 months ago

    According to them, everybody in prison is innocent.
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    kaecispop said, 3 months ago

    The girl that killed my wife in a car accident was sentenced to 3 years with hard labor with tough, but fair conditions of parole. I’m happy to say that she fulfilled the conditions of her sentence and has a good life from the last I heard.
    I only mention this to show that one can be in prison for 3 years doing things less than armed robbery or worse. Also, just because one serves time in prison does not mean that the person is a risk to family or society.
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    Randy said, 3 months ago

    Military might be a good explanation if not for:

    I’m really still in prison, and my love she holds the key
    A simple yellow ribbon’s what I need to set me free
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    Randy said, 3 months ago

    The original story that inspired this song was about a Union soldier that had been released from a Confederate prison. It was originally a stage coach rather than a bus. The tree was in the town square, not in front of the house. So now you know.
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