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Dysfunctional Veteran |
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I was just trying to be a father,
Raise a daughter
and a son,
Be a lover to their mother:
Then the
nightmares come.
Up and at �em �fore the sun,
I'm all
business in my suit,
Yeah, I'm dressed for success
from my head down to my boots.
I don't do it for money,
there's still bills that I can't pay,
I don't do it for
the glory,
No one will remember my name.
I've lost my
future, no responsibility,
Yeah I'm real good under
pressure,
being all that I can be,
and I'm sick
everyday
dreamin' of what I've done wrong
I
just hide through all the holidays,
And patrol all night
long.
You can bet that I stand ready
when the wolf
growls at the door,
Hey, I'm rock hard, hey I'm ready,
I can't relax since that damn war.
And I will always be
on duty,
I've already paid the price,
I've counted up
the cost,
I know the sacrifice.
Oh, and I didn't die
for you,
It was a lost soul for me,
I bear that cross
without honor,
�Cause freedom don't come free.
I'm
a dysfunctional veteran, a veteran
Beside my brothers and
my sisters
I proudly took a stand,
When liberty was in
jeopardy
I always did what's right.
I'm out here on
the front lines,
sleep in peace tonight.
Dysfunctional
Veteran, a Veteran,
Guardin' your home town. |
By Mark I. Kirkmeyer
Copyright 2005
Listed
August 30, 2012 |
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About
Author...
Mark Kirkmeyer served as a Light Weapons/Medical Specialist in the U.S. Army (1983-88), the U.S. Army Reserve (1988-1992), and the California National Guard (1992-1995). He is Gulf War Veteran (1991) and served in Korea (1986-87).It is illegal to
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