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