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The Soldier, Back From War
The recruiter asked the soldier, "What brings you here today?"
I'm really confused
I need some help
I think I've lost my way
Do you want to join the military,
and be a hero, son?
I'd like to travel the world
uh... I just wanna have fun!
You're smart! You're tough!
You're strong! Your rough!
I think you qualify
be here at 08 hundred
and tell your friends, Goodbye!
We'll train you in computers the men will call you, Sir!
You can fill up the papers, today
or enlist in ten days.... if you prefer!
The soldier just wants to be loved by his family and his friends
He wants to be admired and a hero so they'll all look up to him
He sees himself as a patriot
...has a duty to the country defends
He thinks he fights for freedom
......but the truth is rather grim!
I joined to serve my country .........hoping to save American lives
i discovered the truth in the field of dope ...............and the cruelty of their lies!
They put me here to tend their *** business 76 hundred miles away
the awakening arrives in the eyes of g_i_s
most places so the traces of this many
the waste my time guarding poppy fields
in the mountains of afghanistan
the killing is made from the sale of narcotics
that's the truth of the american plan
the people unaware support the war
and welcome us when we return
the country will never figure it out
and the recruits will never learn
for some the experience was a lesson and they make it home in one piece
others come home in a box with the flag
and they are released limit peace
you might think the battle is over when the soldier gets home alive
adjusting to civilian life is not easy and a quarter of them can survive
twenty three percent of the homeless or former military man
they served their country with faithful honor time and time again
when they needed some help readjusting
they were told they just have to wait
america's changed a lot since they left
it's turned into a police state
the soldier who handled uranium wants a check-up it doesn't all feel well
reporting some sort of sense just has lymph glands are beginning to swell
you're okay uh... right
we can't test you at this time
look at you
you're alright your strong and still in your prime
photo your fears go i have some beers and forget about a radiation test
liable here two years and come back in two years
after you've had a rest
two years past and soldier died
and no evidence was ever found
doctors who knew were prohibited to say
a and so they never ordered a sound
the soldiers buried with a military marker
his grave lines up with the role
military silenced another one and no one alive needs to know
the discovery of the dope poisoned the hope
in the u of soldiers mind
and handling depleted uranium killed the soldiers and very little time
dead soldiers can never reveal that the military gave them a raw deal their
secrets of silence by six feet of soil and a tombstone marks the grave
his family is sad but they're also glad for the contribution that he made
profits weekend by the thugs spend millions were made from the drugs
american leaders applaud
that the uranium was disposed of abroad
the soldier who dies takes with him belies of the criminal military fraud
meanwhile back at the recruiters office the process begins you know
the door opens wide the young man steps inside
looking troubled
and somewhat confused
the recruiter asked the young man what brings you here today
i'm really confused
and need to know
i think i've lost my way
do you want to join the military india hero son
i'd like to travel the world
action have fun
you're smart utah fish trong your rough
i think you qualify
the uruguay two hundred dollars
and tell your friends
goodbye