See the bullets
Flying far
Through the night
Like shooting stars
Keeping back the enemy
Big bad men
You will not see
On the news the battle rages
The tv screen seen by all ages
Miles away the fight is fought
Once seen not given another thought
Except the men that fight and die
Have wives and kids in their minds eye
To keep them safe is their mission
They volunteer to give their lives
So you can stay safe with your wives
A debt is owed to all those men
Forever please remember them

That man you see
When it’s dark
Upon a bench
In the park
Without a roof
Or room to stay
In all weather
Snow, wind, rain
Served his country
Proud and true
Came back broken
Can’t fight through
Society looks down on him
Don’t see the man
Or what he did
They see a drunk, addict, ***
A down and out
Use to no one
His family a distant dream
His end will come
Cold alone and lonely.

Drifting aimless
Have no bed
Thoughts are swirling
Through my head
Could it be
I’m really dead
No one even sees me.

Drifting aimless
Town to town
If I’m seen
Always a frown
Don’t look up
Forever down
They know not what I’ve done for them.

Drifting aimless
In my mind
The gunshots ring
I try to hide
I see the bodies
Try to find
Some peace from all the memories.

Drifting aimless
Battling on
Feeling tired
No more can I run
Time to rest
Life is not fun
This soldiers time has ended.

Where the brave soldiers
Out on the field
Fighting the battle
Never to yield
Love for their country
Brothers in arms
Telling their stories
Spinning their yarns
Do not forget them
For they gave their all
To give you your freedom
For that they did fall

Lotions, potions, powders and pills
Nothing I take ever cures my ills
The pain in my muscles
Fatigue in my bones
It seems at the moment
All I do is moan
The one thing I want
Above any other
Is to be pain free
For just 24 hours
That would be so perfect
It could be such peace
To not have this agony
I can dream at least

When life is pink and fluffy
And it's clear in the sky
The voices are all silent
They say nothing to my mind

When there's a cloud that's noticed
And it looks a chance of rain
The voices start complaining
They explode inside my brain

I don't want any problems
I just want an easy life
Just let me plod along my path
I don't want any strife

My life is full of hardships
Like everybody else
It has no rhyme or reason
Nor does it make sense

So do not worry daily
Take your life just as it is
The strife and trouble happens
Solve the problems as they come