Soldiers Lament Copywrite 1996
Written by; Gary Powers

A man, young and hardy, left on a plane
Soon to be living his dream
A land across the ocean that he'd never seen
A war thats raging awaits him
To serve for the honor, a battle of fear
His comrades beside him no longer can feel
The love of his brother, no one comes to near
And his dream turns to nightmare it seems

The promise of glory, a patriots pride
A hero's welcome at home
That's why we're going, they said with their lies
Don't forget that you won't be alone
There's others just like you with thoughts in their heads
Just look all around you but don't count the dead
They've all had their glory now lie in their bed
And it soon will be your turn instead

Wake up all you soldiers and see what you've done
You've given the greed mongers something to run
It was there for the taking so they took it for fun
And left a trail of you.......lying in blood

Now he sits in this cold damp cell that he calls home
Thinking back how they told him he won't be alone
And he yearns for the sweet smell and sounds of the past
Realizing they've all gone, leaving him cast
Off with his captors who feed on his soul
If only they'd let him write letters to home
He's sure they'd come get him after all this time gone
But there's no one that knows he's alone

So he screams for his momma, he cries for his dad
His sounds go unanswered, if only he had
Died in that battle, there's freedom that's found
In the death of a soldier.......a long way from home

Is there ever an ending to such a sad tale
Or is it just one big circle of stories to tell
Will we ever be free of this capital greed
Is it something that drives us, something we need
They make their excuses and reasons for war
They say it is ethnic, or they do it for God
We all know the reason, they just want more
'cause what they have just isn't enough

So wake up all you people and see where you've gone
Your road is in ruin, your time has begun
With broken comandments you've sealed your fate
And I think it just might be to late