American Soldier

Waking up not knowing what to expect. Living day by day and paycheck to paycheck. Will today be the day that I leave my family again. The prayers will go out followed with an amen. I arrive in the desert where its hot like a fire. When the wind blows it feels like a hair dryer. With the only confidence knowing that my weapon is clean. I leave the gate and enter a horrible scene. I don't know them but they want me dead. All I want is to sleep in my own bed. I watch the news thousands of miles from home. Waiting in long lines just to use the telephone. I dream of my children splashing around in the pool. Its hard to imagine a country so cruel. My children grow up as fast as can be. I get to see this through pictures and TV. Its time to move out as I swing a ruck over my shoulder. Thats the life of an American Soldier.