One day I’m a school boy
A soldier the next
Mom says I have so much to live for
I should stay here and learn
But my country needs me
I’ll go to war now
No matter how much I’m risking
I’ll make my country proud
Thoughts of war
Running through my head
I keep on hoping
That I don’t end up dead
Earning my glory
Fighting with pride
No turning back now
I can’t run and hide
Now I’m at boot camp
Learning how to kill
My drill sergeant tells me
I haven’t yet had my fill
Watching our every move
He works us too hard
I can’t take much more
Of his training yard
Thoughts of war
Running through my head
I keep on hoping
That I don’t end up dead
Earning my glory
Fighting with pride
No turning back now
I can’t run and hide
A full blown soldier
That’s what I am
All trained to kill
For the motherland
Last night at home
Enjoying what I can
For tomorrow I ship out
Into no mans land
Thoughts of war
Running through my head
I keep on hoping
That I don’t end up dead
Earning my glory
Fighting with pride
No turning back now
I can’t run and hide
Here I am standing
At the front line
Six weeks and still standing
Yea I’m doing fine
I’m trying my hardest
To make them all dead
I can’t let all this victory
Go straight to my head
Thoughts of war
Running through my head
I keep on hoping
That I don’t end up dead
Earning my glory
Fighting with pride
No turning back now
I can’t run and hide
A final shot rings out
Above all the others
I fall over dying
Next to all my dead brothers
In this war
There is no glory
So don’t let them feed you
Some old bullshit story
