American Soldier Lyrics
Raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at 'em bright and early,
I'm all in my business suit,
Yeah, I'm dressed for success from my head down to my boots,
I don't do it for money, there's bills that I can't pay,
I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway,
Providing for our future's my responsibility,
Yeah I'm real good under pressure, being all that I can be,
And I can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekends been too strong,
I just work straight through the holidays,
And sometimes all night long.
You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door,
Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey I'm true down to the core,
And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price,
I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice,
Oh, and I don't want to die for you,
But if dyin's asked of me,
I'll bear that cross with an honor,
'Cause freedom don't come free.
I'm an American soldier, an American,
Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand,
When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right,
I'm out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight.
American soldier, I'm an American soldier
Yeah, An American Soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand,
When liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right,
I'm out here on the front lines, sleep in peace tonight.
American Soldier, I'm an American
An American
An American Soldier
I like this song as it is directed at all the American soldiers past and present that have served to ensure that we can enjoy the freedoms we have. Anyone who says differently, doesn't care for his/her freedom, and should pick up a rifle and stand on the wall.
This song as most the others i write about on here have a lot of meaning and shows the world we support what these men and woman are doing. This song is for all the marines, navy, army, and air force out there. God bless you all...thankyou for serving.
I'm a soldier deployed to Afghanistan. The first time I heard this song it was played at a ceremony for a friend of mine that was lost on October 27th and I cried more than I can ever remember criying in my life. Now everytime I hear it I tear up. It also has alot of meaning to me cause everything it says is exactly how I feel. I'll leave this post with this qoute I found, I just can't remember who said it.
"We must never forget that freedom is never really free. It is the most costly thing in the world, and freedon is never paid in a lump sum. Installments come due in every generation. All any of us can do is offer the generations that follow a chance for freedom."
This songs shows that people should respect what a soldier does for his country, and stop putting them down, just support them and believe in them and let them fight for your freedom.
i cried the first time i saw this video...toby keith could never have a bad song!!
this song is wonderful. It shows that there are people who are fighting for our freedom. and how many harships they have to encounter. GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS...GOD BLESS AMERICA.
my boyfriend is a specialist in the army and is in iraq right now, everytime I hear this song it brings back every memory I have of him and makes my day a little better knowing he is in my life. I love him and hope he comes home soon! to all the soldiers out there, thank you for fighting for what we believe in and this country. God bless you all and come home safe and soon!!!
God bless all of the men and women protecting our great country! I love you all and wish for a safe and speedy return. My boyfriend is also in the army and I am very proud of the work he does. This song is great and it just makes me respect our military even more.
This song just sends chills down my spine every time I hear it, even reading what people have posted on here just gives me the goosebumps..one question I have for any of you who may be veterans or over in Iraq right now...I have a friend who just returned from Iraq not too long ago, and he can't stand this song. I don't really think he wants to tell me why, so I've never asked. We went to WeFest (huge country music festival in Minnesota for those who don't know) and Toby Keith was there. He said that if he played this song he was going to walk out because he just can't listen to it. So to make a long story short..is there any Veterans or Soldiers that feel the same way about this song, does it portray something wrong??
great song!