The Soldier

How must it be to be so far away from home ? Do you ever feel scared ? As if you are alone? True you have your other men, but it is not the same is it as having a friend I wait for the day when you finally return You won't be the man I knew, this I have learned You have such courage -such fight You stand up for what is right Thanks to people like you we can sleep at night Because you are the protectors, the ones who fight What horrors you have seen that no one should see What hours you've cried for the men who won't be coming home What nightmares you have of hearing the bombs And when you come home- the war has just begun I wait for the day when you can finally come home But that is not to be - you won't be one of the lucky ones I get a call that changes my life They tell me you died, saving the life of a child You would be the one trying to save a child, you always were a little bit wild My respect for you will never die because you are the soldier, the one who I knew May you rest in peace forever my friend, hang up your gun, let your boots come off You deserve so much more than we can give - the soldier of love You didn't ask what the price was you had to pay You just did it and never saw another day Thank you my friend for saving that child She is still alive, and she's a bit wild Her story goes from town to town - a story about a man Who went down in front of her- and she knew he would die So she sang him a song - a sweet little song You are going to make it home she said a bit sad He smiled and said "Don't be sad, this is the way it must be" The little girl smiled and said "You are a soldier, and you have saved me" Here's to the ones who never made it alive May your memory live on - may it never die And I ask God to watch over the soldiers everywhere Keep them in your tender care And to my friend- my soldier so dear Here are the words you wanted to hear I pray that someday, I will see you again, Semper Fi- my friend