A Soldier's Memoir-Mitch Rossell

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:时间戳工具V2.0_20200810] [offset:0] [00:06.85]Been home about six months now [00:10.53]But I still have my doubts [00:14.01]Well I'm not sure how I got here [00:17.60]Or how I'm gonna get out [00:20.54]My mama says I look the same [00:24.19]As I did before I left [00:27.59]But if she could see inside of me [00:31.17]It would scare her to death [00:34.59]I can still taste the powder [00:38.11]From the barrel of my gun [00:41.37]I can hear my sergeant screaming [00:45.41]I can feel the backpack on my shoulders [00:52.51]God it weighed a ton [00:55.75]And I see death in every single thought [01:02.31]They taught me how to put that uniform on [01:07.65]I just can't get it off [01:16.32]Last Saturday they honored us [01:20.03]In a small parade downtown [01:23.36]And when they shot off those fireworks [01:27.03]I nearly hit the ground [01:30.31]And while they smiled and cheered for us [01:33.82]All I could do was stare [01:37.41]Cause part of me is here at home [01:41.00]And part of me is back there [01:43.98]I can still taste the powder [01:47.65]From the barrel of my gun [01:51.17]I can hear my sergeant screaming [01:55.50]I can feel the backpack on my shoulders [02:02.08]God it weighed a ton [02:05.31]And I see death in every single thought [02:12.04]They taught me how to put that uniform on [02:17.26]I just can't get it off [02:22.22]Yeah there's no end in sight [02:26.19]Cause even though I'm home now [02:28.99]I'm still fighting for my life [02:36.40]I can still taste the powder [02:39.84]From the barrel of my gun [02:43.36]I can hear my sergeant screaming [02:47.16]Run soldier run [02:50.48]I can feel the backpack on my shoulders [02:54.27]God it weighed a ton [02:57.51]And I see death in every single thought [03:04.09]They taught me how to put that uniform on [03:09.50]I just can't get it off [03:18.02]Well the devil's won some battles [03:21.77]And he may win some more [03:24.44]But don't he know the American soldier [03:29.41]Will always win the war