Clare Means - A Soldier's Song lyrics

You tell your story without a flinch Your body doesn't move an inch As you talk about being shot at As if we're all familiar with that A slight limp on a strong man That wasn't part of your plan In the desert you left your soul Spirit fallen in the enemy's hole Running among the big humvees You got ammo knocking at your knees This isn't how they said it would be When they recruited me He was a fine man in a dapper suit Desperate for a new recruit Promises, glory and money Exotic land, bright and sunny But all I see is this ammo knocking at my knees Get me away from this hellhole please Exotic promises, you k** and shoot Fine men in bloody suits In the desert you left your soul Spirit fallen in the enemy's hole In the desert you left your soul Spirit fallen in the enemy's hole You came home to your new wife But you couldn't keep her in your life She up and left you took the baby too Now you see them once in a blue moon You can't seem to hold a job down You've tried everyone in town But your night is filled with nightmares Of still men with blank stares In the desert you left your soul Spirit fallen in the enemy's hole In the desert you left your soul