The soldier then
When young we know no boundaries
We come to war from factories, offices and foundries
Hormones and patriotic feelings abound
That's a mix of energy to be used in leaps and bounds
The youth factor is what the military count on
"Step up here, we will help you release that energy, Son."
We feel patriotic, we think, we will win a war, what fun
Not one recruiting brochure tells you; When you're done, you're done.
That's the important part they always leave out, Son
We survive, we come out alive
We then grow older, we grow much bolder
The veteran now
We finally see war without all the fog
Plenty of memories in our brains we have logged
Don't resent those who don't understand
I highly doubt if anyone fully can
What we've seen as soldiers can only confound it
Even we who were there cannot fully wrap our minds around it
Those who've not seen aren't being mean
When you actually stand on the turf, it isn't so green
Given the small facts we were given back then
I'm sure, as young men, we would all do it again
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