he cried stepped over the half way line
stepped back to 1920S stepped back in time
he was a man yet to to them no more than a toy
he wasn't fully grown he was just a boy
he sold his life to do what they wanted him to
he saved many men but he never saved you
you didn't fight right along his side
he wasn't fighting to save your life
you weren't even on his mind
thinking about you there just wasn't time
he sold his breath to every man out there
you buried him but did you care
he was a soldier a hero to his nation
a fighting machine a government creation
so many stories places he's been
saw things he never should have seen
he pretended he's rather not talk about it in any way
but it's not that he just couldn't find the words to say
he fought but not for you
he fought doesn't mean he wanted to
he was a hero he was a man
killed in a horrible way he kills because he can
he was a man of the time of the gun
doesn't mean he wanted to use one
he had no choice
you must have heard the sorrow in his voice
as every day drew to a end
he lost a bunk mate he lost a Friend
he fought maybe for you
but at the time he didn't want to
you owe your life to him you owe your heart
you owe everything from the start
a soldier kills because he is under order to
but he is not violent he won't hurt you
he loves you but you left him all alone
he cared for you so much but you weren't there when he came home
now that boy who treatment of all the things he's seen
his memory drags him back to the places he's been
don't you dare turn your head from this noble night
he killed he served he did what he new was right
but there is no blood on his hands
you don't understand
he can only do what he's told
you weren't there to hold
now he's in immortal danger
but be careful please don't become a stranger
