Mitchell Joni - The Beat Of Black Wings lyrics

I met a young soldier He said his name was k**er Kyle He was shakin' all over Like a night-frightened child This is his story It's a tough one for me to sing Hard as the squawk and the flap And the beat of, the beat of black wings "They gave me a gun," he said "They gave me a mission For the power and the glory, Propaganda, piss on 'em There's a war zone inside me, I can feel things exploding, I can't even hear the f**ing music playing For the beat of, the beat of black wings." He said, "I never had nothin', Nothin' I could believe in My girl k**ed our unborn child Without even grievin'! I put my hands on her belly To feel the kid kickin', damn! She'd been to some clinic Oh, the beat of black wings." "They want you, they need you, They train you to k**, To be a pin on some map, Some vicarious thrill, The old hate the young That's the whole heartless thing The old pick the wars We die in 'em To the beat of, the beat of black wings."