Story Behind The Song
I was watching an old war movie,and the main character got killed. His dying moment inspired me to write this song
Song Description
This track could be taken as a protest song, or a love story, but it's not. It's really just about a boy who goes to war and tragically dies. It's something that all of us can relate to, to loos a loved one from war...
| Song Length |
2:53 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Country - Contemporary |
| Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Gloomy |
| Subject |
War, Regret |
Similar Artists |
Faith Hill, Amy Grant |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
He was just a soldier and he burned his last bridge down
He gave up everything he had for the honor of the crown
Deep into the jungle he could hear those battle sounds
A single bullet from a jungle warror laid him down
He was just a soldier
Yesterday I thought I saw him on a busy street
I tried to look but turned away, the picture incomplete
It only took a moment but I know just what I saw
A faceless ghost to wander, a reminder to us all
He was just a soldier
And a letter that you wrote to your darling bride, falls by her side
As the marrow is let from your dying bones, you leave her now. All alone
Where have all the soldiers gone, now that war is done
In over-crowded graveyards lies a brother and a son
He was just a soldier and he burned his last bridge down
He gave up everything he had for the honor of the crown
He was just a soldier