Song Info
Genre
Charts
Peak #7,150
Peak in subgenre #3,872
Author
J. Eyraud
Uploaded
October 17, 2005
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.9 MB • 128 kbps • 3:13
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was just chillin' one day when I got the call
"Are you ready for some killin', they just dropped the ball"
Yeah I'm still in', then I stopped and paused
Thought about my kids, and my wife and all
And how I'd have to go and leave em behind
All alone and it's just not easin' my mind
Why now when I've found a reason for life
I could be stuck, knifed, shot at, or even die
I wish my brain would stop it, thinkin' I'll be tortured
This wasn't planned on when I first joined the forces
Should have listened to my father when he barked out the warning
But I didn't, I just went ahead and reported
Now I'm sittin' here with tears in my eyes
Lookin' at photos of my son, sh** he's only five
Starin' at my wife on that day as she cried
But before I knew it, I had to say good bye
[Hook]x2
This is a story commin' straight from a soldier's eyes
For your country you're gonna lay your life on the line
It's your duty, in your head you're dreadin' the time
But you know honor in death means to die with your pride
[Verse 2]
I need to leave this sh** cuz it gets me unsteady
I would if I could, and they would just let me
I can't believe it's been six months already
But I gotta blow it off and not let it upset me
Receiving all the letters keeps me strong
Makes me to do what I can so I can see my home
And my family, just there to hold in my arms
Where fireworks are the closest thing I hear to a bomb
And where my friends aren't just gone the next day
Where my children play the only guns are those that spray
Where I don't kill someone's father in the midst of a fray
But I'm here to stay, these nightmares won't go away
[Hook]x2
[Verse 3]
I thought I had it the worst, now I'm on the front line
I'm so scared and angry they're just sendin' me to die
Don't my life mean sh** ? But I can't even ask them why
I'm a soldier of war, I have to wear it with pride
So I gear up and cock my m-16
Light up a cig to calm my nerves with some nicotine
Supposed to be bad for you, it doesn't matter to me
I expect I'll be dead when the battle proceeds
It's a shame it's gonna have to be like that
I'm not even gonna matter when the enemy attacks
And I wish I could change and take it back
I don't want to be made as just a name on a plaque
Blind hatred makes it so they can't stand me
Behind thier lines and I'm not even standing
How do I deserve this, it's the end and I can't breathe
I lay in my own blood, gaspin', holdin' onto my family
[Hook]x2
