). ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁s ung ▁from ▁the ▁perspective ▁of ▁a ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁veter an . ▁The ▁protagon ist ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Vietnam ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁at ▁age ▁six teen , ▁despite ▁being ▁raised ▁to ▁never ▁kill ▁anyone . ▁After ▁losing ▁his ▁leg , ▁he ▁is ▁sent ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁Pur ple ▁Heart . ▁In ▁the ▁present ▁day , ▁his ▁nie ce ▁is ▁a ▁prost itute , ▁and ▁his ▁nep hew ▁is ▁a ▁drug ▁add ict , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁ins ist ▁he ▁has ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁tell ▁them ▁they ▁are ▁wrong ▁in ▁their ▁ways . ▁He ▁reads ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper ▁that ▁another ▁war ▁is ▁on ▁its ▁way , ▁and ▁he ▁rem embers ▁the ▁' many ▁happy ▁families ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁ru ined .' ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder : ▁vocals , ▁key boards , ▁drums ▁Benjamin ▁Br id ges : ▁electric ▁guitar ▁Nathan ▁W att s : ▁bass ▁ ▁S ources ▁i T unes ▁ ▁Category : Ant i - war ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁Category : S ongs ▁about ▁Vietnam ▁Category : Ste vie ▁Wonder ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Ste vie ▁Wonder ▁Category : T am la ▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁singles ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁songs <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁was ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁religious ▁rev ival ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States