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Friendly Fire

by @roger-turner

The doorbell rang I answered it And standing at the door Were two men In their uniform I knew what they came for I knew right then I'd lost you I was alone And you were gone The plans we made together Were now dust The plans were done Friendly Fire, what the hell I don't know just where to start Friendly Fire, What Is That It's left a hole inside my heart Friendly Fire, that's ok I can't get it through my head Friendly Fire, not so bad I don't get it...dead is dead You were killed while doing nothing On patrol, on a safe road When a soldier hit the button Dropping his bomb payload Sixteen men and women Killed on their side of the wire But, it's ok, smile now... They were killed by Friendly Fire Friendly Fire, what the hell I don't know just where to start Friendly Fire, What Is That It's left a hole inside my heart Friendly Fire, that's ok I can't get it through my head Friendly Fire, not so bad I don't get it...dead is dead Do you still die as a hero? When you don't die in a fight? Do you still go on to heaven? Do you still see the same light? You survived your basic training You survived the muck and mire To go and be a victim of Something called Friendly Fire Friendly Fire, what the hell I don't know just where to start Friendly Fire, What Is That It's left a hole inside my heart Friendly Fire, that's ok I can't get it through my head Friendly Fire, not so bad I don't get it...dead is dead
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Written by
roger-turner
Canadian
Published
Aug 26, 2013
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