E.A. Black - Silent Solider Lyrics
I’m not much for social graces Don’t wait around for invitations EveryChance I get Take what I need, leave some behind For the next dumb suckerTo find Some things you can’t forget Been this way since Iraq No oneMentioned the aftershock Too many in this town They call me one of the“silent soldiers” Lifted my brothers above my shoulders No one here toCarry me around Fought for freedom and my country The innocent,Defenseless For human kind Even though the war is over A battle stillContinues in my mind Each day, I press “rewind” They tell me I’m aLucky one In one piece my job is done There’s so much they can’t seeThe devil’s in my bloodstream Haunts me every night Steals away my dreamsA Silent Solider, that’s what I am Like my brothers from Vietnam In aCrowd we walk alone Here’s one question I have to ask, As I sit in myLiving room, ‘When will I be home?’ When you see me take my hand, letMe know you understand Then one day, in your eyes I will see the sun rise.Wounds of war are not skin deep They penetrate the soul and keep MyHappiness at bay I’ll keep walking until I find The man that I leftBehind Before I went away
