I Just Wonder Why
I JUST WONDER WHY
SENT TO A COUNTRY YOU DON'T KNOW
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND A LANGUAGE, NOT UNDER YOUR CONTROL
MEETING PEOPLE WHO ALL LOOK THE SAME
WONDERING WHO ARE MY FRIENDS OR ENIMIES
I JUST WONDER WHY
A FEW MONTHS HAVE PASSED YOU BY
YOU WATCH GROWN MEN, AGONIZE, CRY AND DIE
YET IN YOUR HEART YOU KNOW YOU TRIED
HOLDING ON TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SURVIVE
I JUST WONDER WHY
YOUR TIME HAS COME AND YOUR GOING HOME
THE FEELING INSIDE IS SO BEING ALL ALONE
WHAT WILL I DO WHEN I ARRIVE
HOLD MY HEAD AND THANK GOD I'M ALIVE
I JUST WONDER WHY
NOW THAT I AM HOME IN THE WORLD
I THINK OF THE TORMENT IN MY MIND
THE CRYING VOICES OR THE PICTURES OF WAR
WOW I WONDER HOW MUCH MORE
I JUST WONDER WHY
MY LIFE FIFTY YEARS LATER STILL FEELS THE PAIN
THE TIME OVERSEA'S, THAT I LOST IN MY LIFE
COMING BACK TO A COUNTRY, WITH SO MUCH CHANGE
I WONDER WHO IS AT FAULT, OR TO BLAME
I HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH, CAUSE I DONE MY JOB
YET SOCIETY DON'T ACCEPT ME YET
I JUST WONDER WHY
Copyright © Harry Wilson | Year Posted 2018
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