Another Young Soldier

Can you hear the bugle playing
As they carry you to your grave
You are just a young many of twenty
But you were always very brave
You faced down every bully
You tried to right every wrong
Your country sent you to a bloody war
And now another young man is gone

Your mother’s cried so many tears
She can’t get out of bed
Your daddy is somewhere drinking
And wishing he were dead

Can you hear the drummer playing
As they lower you into your grave
You took up your countries call
Before you even had to shave
You stood up to the oppressor
And tried to right every wrong
You went off to a needless war
Now another young man is gone

You’ll never again make love to your wife
You’ll never watch your young son grow
You’ll never see him become a man
Do you wonder if he’ll ever understand

Can you hear the bag pipe playing
As they cover you in your grave
You thought you were doing the right thing
When you went away
You stood up to the dictator
You tried to right every wrong
You fought against all the odds
And now another young man is gone

Your body and mind were broken
Before your country brought you home
They left you to die like a rabid dog
On the streets all alone

Can you hear your friends weeping
As they leave you in your lonely grave
You are just a young man of twenty years
But you always were so brave
You faced down all the bullies
You tried to right every wrong
Your country sent you to an endless war
And now another young man is gone