Soldier's Song

I met my enemy today

Baby sends the little one out to play

Enemy shot two of my buddies down

Baby rides the little one on the

merry-go-round

By my post, I'm standing guard

Baby hopes for roses in the front yard

I don't know my enemy's name

Baby takes the little one to a

baseball game

Why am I in this God forsaken place?

Baby washes the dirt off the

little one's face

Ten year olds in the killing fields

Baby's planning the weekly meals

Bodies in a muddy ditch

Baby's got supper to fix

My buddy's got a hole in his head

Baby's getting the little one ready for bed

Today I shot my enemy

Baby gives the little one a hug for me

Both my buddy's legs got blown off

Baby tends to the little one's cough

I stare down the barrel of a gun

Baby's goin' out to have some fun

I hear ringing in my ears

Baby's face is all wet with tears

I hear echoes of shots

Baby's only thinkin' sweet thoughts

Why the hell did they send me

here to fight?

Baby kisses my picture and turns

off the light

I can't look my enemy in the eye

Baby tells the little one, daddy's

gone bye-bye

Today I took a bullet through the heart

Baby's gonna have to make a

brand new start

I met my enemy today

Baby sends the little one out to play

Enemy shot two of my buddies down

Baby rides the little one on the

merry-go-round