Tony The Ex Digger

Nineteen years old still a teenager on the doorstep of becoming a man He fought for two years in the late sixties in the dangerous jungles of Vietnam He was one who displayed great courage where 'twould be easy to show fear But if you talk of war to Tony he will pretend not for to hear War has left it's mark on the ageing fellow he looks more than sixty years old Like many more who fought in war zones his story will never be told He has finally conquered the curse of alcoholism an addiction that ruined his life Because of alcohol the woman he loved she left him the one who would have been his wife He never married or never fathered children he now lives in a one bedroom rental flat He has drunk hard and lived and worked in many Cities one might say he's been there and done that Tony the ex digger is a nice enough person though war on him has left it's mark For sake of his health in the evenings he goes for a walk in the park Courageous than him there's none braver he pulled back from self destruction brink There are not many people like him who have conquered the demon of drink.