A bunch of lonesome and very quarrelsome heroes
Were smoking out along the open road;
The night was very dark and thick between them
Each man beneath his ordinary load
"I'd like to tell my story,"
Said one of them so young and bold
"I'd like to tell my story
If one thinks that the setting is Vietnam and the characters are disorientated American soliders the ‘'ordinary load’‘ is military luggage.
A Bunch of Lonesome Heroes