Soldier's Song

Soldier's Song - Lucinda Williams

I met my enemy today

Baby sends the little one out to play

Enemy shot until my body's down

Baby rides the little one on the merry-go-round

By my post I'm standin guard

And baby hopes for roses in the front yard

I don't know my enemy's name

Baby takes the little one to the baseball game

I'm on this godforsaken place

Baby washes the dirt off the little one's face

Ten year olds in the killing fields

Baby's planning her weekly meals

Bodies in body ditch

Baby's got a supper to fix

My buddy's got a hole in his head

Baby's got the little one ready for bed

Today I shot my enemy

Baby gives the little one a hug for me

Both my buddies legs got blown off

Baby tends to the little one's cough

I stare down the barrel of a gun

Baby's goin out to have some fun

I hear ringin in my ears

Baby's face is all wet with tears

I hear echoes of shots

Baby's only thinkin sweet thoughts

Why in the hell did they send me here to fight

Baby kisses my picture and turns off the light

I can't look my enemy in the eye

Baby tells the little one Daddy's gone bye-bye

Today I took a bullet through the heart

Baby's gonna have to make a brand new start

I met my enemy today

Baby sends the little one out to play

Enemy shot til my body's down

Baby rides the little one on the merry-go-round