Legend - Song For A Soldier lyrics

Black dog howls on the edge of the night, howls the call of doom The soldier wipes his sweaty brow from the safety of his room Not long to go till the battle screams of d**h into the night And the soldier boy will lose his life in this endless bloody plight Two thousand dead, so what, it's fame, a medal or two for me As long as my body never bleeds my glory's always free The mornings here in sunlight rays, that burns the morning dew The barbed wire shivers in steely awe, the living are not true Black dog howls on the edge of the night, howls the call of doom The soldier wipes his sweaty brow from the safety of his room Not long to go till the battle screams of d**h into the night And the soldier boy will lose his life in this endless bloody plight And when the battle is over, what about the pain Of knowing that I'll never see my little boy again His duty has been done at last, despite my growing fears That knowing as a parent, I've wasted all these years How could they do this? How could the k** my son? I tried to create an honest man, a man of right and good Whose head was quickly shattered, nothing left but blood They wrote at least a letter, explaining of their thanks But little boys have little hope against Russian tanks How could they do this? How could they k** my son? His soul was just a number, hanging on the cross Just another casualty, another pointless loss But me I was his father, so how do I feel now? My life long goal is over, but still I wonder how How could they do this? How could they k** my son?