@Jennifer1984 Said
Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yes
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, no
Yeah, yeah
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer More! more! more! y'all
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one, one
(Lyric Credit: John Fogarty, Creedence Clearwater Revival)
A good song with a good point, as far as that point goes.
On the other hand...
John Fogarty and his fellow band members were not actually
born silver spoon in hand,
millionaire's sons and
fortunate ones...and did not come back years later to
wave the flag and act like they were in fact
military sons with
star spangled eyes.
In addition, as it turns out John Fogarty and Doug Clifford did served in the U.S. armed forces (Army and Coast Guard respectively) unlike President Trump.
And while Tom Fogarty and Stu Cook did not serve in the military they also did not get draft deferments (to the best of my knowledge...anyone should feel free to correct me on that point) and were (therefore) not
draft dodgers.
[ Note of clarification: I am not implying that all deferments were wrong, though many seemed a bit contrived and beneficial to those who were
fortunate ones. ]