Barely alive And still needin' more Amputee On the battlefield floor Tennessee boy Servin' for the cause Didn't know he'd be addicted Didn't know he'd have scars Mental wounds start to consume From a life that's already doomed Already doomed It's all over The medic says: Pain reliever; what a deceiver The dull saw cuts the bone Hell has become Fingers are numb Inject the one God's own medicine Drink some whiskey Bite down on this leather Here's a shot To make you feel much better Hell has become Fingers are numb Inject the one God's own medicine Watch you suffer Barely alive And still needin' more Amputee On the battlefield floor Maryland boy Servin' for the cause Didn't know he'd be addicted Didn't know he'd have scars