David Rovics - Unknown Soldier lyrics

I can only guess at where you came from Did you grow up in the country Did your father spend his days with a basket on his back On someone's farm picking coffee When he came home from the fields did he throw you on his shoulders And take you on a pony ride When you went to bed with no food in your belly Did he hold you when you cried How many of your siblings gave in to the hunger That the healers couldn't save How many bodies did you pull out from the river For how many did you dig their grave When did you decide to leave the village Was it just something that you knew Was it just time for you to go or did you know Exactly what you set out to do (Chorus) Every song I've written has been a love song This one is just another Song for the love of an unknown soldier Did you spend years in the jungle fighting for your freedom Fighting for your people's liberation Did you watch your companeros die around you While you held fast to your vocation Did you make rocket launchers in your rebel hideouts Like your mother made papusas Did you dream the dreams of La Pasionaria Or those of Poncho Villa (Chorus) All I know is that I saw you on a rooftop in the city In a photo on the cover of the Times Long black hair flowing down, a machine gun in your hand In your face was freedom's ringing chimes Looking at your picture, one of a thousand k**ed that day In a moment I could feel that my heart grew And in all the trials of my life you know I can only hope to be as beautiful as you (Chorus)