John Mayall - Back From Korea Lyrics

Getting a boat back from out of Korea, I was impatient to go When you have lived in a tent for so long, fighting the heat and the snow Getting so tired of saluting the man - can't have a mind of your own Crossing the days off a calendar sheet it doesn't seem real I'm going home Packing my kitbag to throw on a truck - never returning no more Out in the ocean the ship is a toy ? stomach is throwing back food Hang on the ropes when you're going on deck ? nothing about it seems good Then you get to dreaming of where you are going, the storm will be over fore long Check the horizon to see if it's changed - somewhere out there is my home Give me the papers, where do I sign? Three years of Army is through Serving your country they tell you is fine, give you a gun and go kill But when you come back for civilian work - Sorry your job has been filled They're speaking of the glory of the uniform, smiling and shaking your hand But when you get released they turn their backs on you ? something I don't understand What does it mean to the ones that stayed home, that you came back from Korea?