I'M Just A Lonely Soldier Poem by BRUCE MARTONE

I'M JUST A LONELY SOLDIER
WAITING TO GO HOME
I HAVE DONE MY JOB OVER AND OVER
AGAIN MY FRIEND
I FINALLY WANT TO WASH THIS BLOOD
OFF MY HANDS
NOW I DON'T NEED A PARADE
OR A LOUD BAND
JUST A KISS FROM MY WIFE
AND A HUG FROM MY LITTLE GIRL
THE ONLY THINGS THAT MATTER
IN MY LIFE
NOW I'LL PROUDLY PUT MY RIFLE DOWN
AND START WALKING TO TOWN
BUT FIRST LET ME DIP INTO THIS STREAM
SO I CAN WASH THESE SINS
OFF MY BODY TOO
AND BEGIN TO DREAM
THE WAY I DID BEFORE
BEFORE THEY FLEW ME OUT HERE
TO THIS FOREIGN LAND
TO START KILLING EVERY MAN
WHO GOT IN MY WAY
LEAVING THEM DEAD
WITH NOTHING TO SAY
SO EXCUSE ME IF I DON'T SEEM PROUD
JUST SHOW ME THE WAY TO START WALKING
AND I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE MY BROTHERS
CAUSE I KILL ENOUGH FOR A LIFE TIME
THAT WILL ALWAYS HAUNT MY MIND
BEING ON THE FRONT LINES
NOW THIS LIFE ISN'T FOR ME NO MORE
I NEED TO BE WITH MY WIFE
NOW I'M PUTTING DOWN MY RIFLE
AND START A NEW LIFE THAT I BEEN WAITING TO DO
CAUSE IN THIS LONG BLOODY WAR NOBODY WINS
SO PLEASE MY BROTHERS CAN YOU SHOW ME THE WAY
I'LL START WALKING TODAY
NOW I'LL TAKE THAT FLIGHT
AND HOPE TO SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
MY BROTHERS
AND I'LL LEAVE A KISS BLOWING IN THE WIND
SO YOUR KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR MISS