Lyrics

V1
Joined the Army at seventeen,
Mama cried when she said goodbye to me
Sent me off to a distant land,
Staring down the barrel, looking at another man
Told us we were going there to help,
With all the killing, it felt more like hell
Now I’m home and I wonder why,
I’m alive, and all the others died.

Chorus
They say a soldier never cries,
We keep it locked up deep inside
So, I’ll live with that disgrace,
When the tears roll down my face

The tears roll down my face

V2
Now my kids ask their momma why,
Why does our daddy cry
I look at them and want to die
But I have to keep going strong
While the war in me rages on
I hope one day they’ll understand
Even when I cry, when I want to die,
I still stood up like a man.

Chorus
They say a soldier never cries,
So I keep it locked up deep inside
And, I’ll live with that disgrace,
When the tears roll down my face

Bridge
I hope you know by now, you are not alone
We can make it home somehow
I took all my tears, I put them in this song
I hope you listen and it helps you to live on

Chorus
They say a soldier never cries,
We keep it locked up deep inside
So, I’ll live with that disgrace,
When the tears roll down my face

The tears run down my face