I Am a Soldier

I Am A Soldier I walk in the dust, in the sweat and the fear So those who I love and hold so dear Will never have to feel the stings That hate and ignorance always brings Death and fear walk with me each mile Constant companions that are so vile That on my soul they leave a scare And dreams of home seem faint and far Nothing seems real in this valley of death While Satan blows his putrid breath Upon the land time left behind To death and hate of every kind Seek not to bring me home until I’ve searched the caves of every hill And driven out the very hosts of hell That in these rocky holes do dwell And then, please, only then Will I come marching home again To heal my mind if not my soul For the sweat and the fear will have taken their toll But that is the price that I willingly pay So that upon my judgement day I will be able to proudly stand with the rest And honestly say that I did my best For I am a soldier.