TEAR FOR A SOLDIER

[tonyrod]

TEAR FOR A SOLDIER

I SEE THE YEARS ROLLING BY
AS I LOOK UP INTO THE SKY
AND FEEL PRESSURES DEEP INSIDE
AND THINK OF YEARS ALL GONE BY

NOTHING UP THERE THAT'S WHAT I THINK
JUST THE SILENCE THAT HELPS ME THINK
MEMORIES OF DAYS GONE BY
WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE WITHOUT THE SKY

I START THINKING OF SOLDIERS WHO DIED
THERE DEEDS ARE PLANTED DEEP INSIDE
IN THAT PLACE WHERE WE HOLD TEARS
THAT OPENS MORE EASY WITH THE YEARS

NOTHING I CAN DO TO STOP THE TEARS
OR MORE SOLDIERS DYING EVERY YEAR
JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT IT ENDS
THEN I CAN DRIFT AWAY EASY AND MEET UP WITH FRIENDS

AND AS FOR ME DON'T SHED A TEAR
I'LL BE AROUND FOR MANY A YEAR
SAVE IT FOR THE NEXT SOLDIER WHO HAPPENS TO DIE
AND THEN LOOK UP INTO THE SKY

THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE, ITS ALL INSIDE
JUST FEELINGS FOR A SOLDIER
THAT FILL YOU WITH PRIDE.

Tonyrod 10/05/13