Military Man

Mama, take a look at your boy he's a military man Mama, take a look at your boy he's crying Mama, take a look at your boy he's a soldier Mama, take a look in his eyes they're colder Mama, take a look at your boy he's a military man Mama, take a look at your boy he's dying Mama, take a look at your boy he's fighting Mama, take a look at your boy he's frightened They have trained your boy to kill and kill some day, he will They have trained your boy to die and ask no questions why Mama, take a look at your boy take a look at your boy, take a look at your boy he's a killer, yeah Mama, take a look at your boy take a look at him now, take a look at your boy he's a soldier, he's colder, he's older, mama Mama, take a look at your boy obey the order Mama, take a look at your boy like a lamb to slaughter They have trained your boy to kill and kill some day, he will They have trained your boy to die and ask no questions why One day I will write for you a love song, mother As the children say, "I love you", please hold me And you and I, we will live our life together Until that day when we die, I will love you, mother, I will always love you SOLO I am writing from this war Oh mama, I don't know what I'm fighting for And have you seen my children? God bless them, kiss them and tell them that I miss them See I'm frightened in the dark Mama, mama, the blood is ankle deep They have trained your boy to kill Kill someday, he will They have trained your boy to die Mama, take a look at your boy take a look at your boy, take a look at your boy he's marching, he's a soldier Oh mama, oh mama he's on the street he's marching to the back beat