I hold the cold steel of my rifle

as I dream of foreign lands

And I promise myself

I will cherish every moment I can

But there's ghosts that follow me around

Everywhere I am

When I say goodbye 

I try to be strong

Now I'm going back to the U.S.

where I belong



I ain't never alone

The war seems to follow me home

No longer an active soldier

When I walk down the street

I'm shaking hands 

with everyone that I meet

And I watch everyone 

wondering what they see



Civilian ways are now 

what's foreign to me

I came off a long tour

I left this place in two o three

May we never forget the sacrifices

My friends made for me



I live in Marysville

out on the county line

And my Brother and my Mother

both visit me all the time

And visions of you

are always running right through my mind

We always talk about 

what we're gonna do 

when the war is won

We're gonna fix up them old cars

and ride them into the sun

When I heard you're no longer with us

Man I was done



Civilian ways are now 

what's foreign to me

I came off a long tour

I left this place in two o three



May we never forget the sacrifices

My friends made for me 

[x3]