A rocking acoustic/electric blues song inspired by the lives of soldiers in the Mideast Wars (Gulf, Afghan, Iraq). It also appears on Neil Young's Living With War website.
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Story behind the song
Recorded in my brother David's studio; he played electric guitar. Check out his soundclick page Silvertown.
Lyrics
Here I sit in my base camp, my home away from home at the ends of the earth
Desert sand, holy land, and burning skies in the cradle of man's birth
What to do, but think of you, so far away I've got everything in this world to lose
What's it for, this holy war never seems to end. I've got the desert warfare blues
I signed up with the Army to save the world and test my strength and my luck
Now I see destiny in the eyes of a child playing in a burned out truck
How can I justify this war for the souls of the people who live here? Who's to choose?
Will this sacrifice bring some peace to the world? I've got the desert warfare blues
The other day I swept away the sand in my tent and I found a letter from you
You weren't sure if you were going to make it at home you painted a picture in blue
Then the sound of an incoming mortar round took my mind off the sand in my shoes
If I live through this day I will see you again I've got the desert warfare blues
