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Soldier Lyrics
I take aim from the kitchen window
I take aim from up and down below
I take aim from the tree in your backyard
I fall asleep but I’m always on guard
I take those shots but I have no authority
I take those shots but I’m not guilty
I’m just a soldier in another war
It doesn’t matter who I've killed before
I don’t stop ‘til the end of the show
I don’t stop ‘til my country says so
I don’t know why I raise this hell
I’m just a soldier
Fighting for someone else
I got a big ol’ family
I got a wife and she’s waiting at home for me
I cleanse my sins as I walk through that door
It doesn’t matter who I killed before
I don’t stop ‘til the mission is done
I don’t stop ‘til they tell me I’ve won
I don’t know why I rage this war
I’m just a soldier aiming for one more
My family, they cover me
My family ,they cover me
Everything I see is what I believe
I am not guilty, no
I am not guilty
I don’t stop, not even in my dreams
I don’t stop seeing things that I’ve seen
I don’t know why I raise this hell
I’m just a soldier
Fighting for someone else
I'm just a soldier
I take aim from up and down below
I take aim from the tree in your backyard
I fall asleep but I’m always on guard
I take those shots but I have no authority
I take those shots but I’m not guilty
I’m just a soldier in another war
It doesn’t matter who I've killed before
I don’t stop ‘til my country says so
I don’t know why I raise this hell
I’m just a soldier
Fighting for someone else
I got a wife and she’s waiting at home for me
I cleanse my sins as I walk through that door
It doesn’t matter who I killed before
I don’t stop ‘til they tell me I’ve won
I don’t know why I rage this war
I’m just a soldier aiming for one more
My family ,they cover me
Everything I see is what I believe
I am not guilty, no
I am not guilty
I don’t stop seeing things that I’ve seen
I don’t know why I raise this hell
I’m just a soldier
Fighting for someone else
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Really cool song. There are so many anti-war political songs out there and this is the first one that I've heard that actually points to someone else other that big government for being responsible. We can't just always blame our leaders for taking us into wars that we complain about, we also have to hold ourselves responsible, all of us how sign up to support our country, it doesn't mean we have to support it unconditionally. This sentiment may have been responsible for the horrible way I hear some of the Vietnam vets were treated upon their return, so I understand there is another extreme that you can swing to, but it is still a refreshing song to hear. Really great guys to, extremely nice, they will hang out with the audience after the show, at least at small venues.