Hero's Song

Here I am
 In the desert again
 A compass and a weapon
 A lost American
 I started out with a simple plan
 And a locket in my hand
 But the sun is so unforgiving
 And the wind so hard to stand
 Fall out, fall out
 With the rest of your brothers
 With the rest of your sisters
 Heroes on the line
 Carry out what your leader says
 For what his leader says
 Is that his leader says
 This is right for the people
 No one will ever understand what
 Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall
 Smoke and explosions surround me
 A flood of hate, it drowns me
 I cannot live this way
 No I cannot live with
 Doubt and confusion
 They find me
 They run up right behind me
 I cannot die this way
 No, I cannot die this way
 In the water, in the sand
 Is the blood of a culture
 Is the blood of an ancient people
 In whose holy war I stand
 I hear the world like a cannon roar
 Say I can win this war
 I promise them this
 Isn't what I signed up for
 No one will ever understand what
 Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall
 Smoke and explosions surround me
 A flood of hate, it drowns me
 I cannot live this way
 No I cannot live
 With doubt and confusion
 They find me
 They run up right behind me
 I cannot die this way
 No, I cannot die this way
 No one will ever understand what
 Thousands of beautiful healthy young soldiers must fall
 Smoke and explosions surround me
 A flood of hate, it drowns me
 I cannot live this way
 No I cannot live
 With doubt and confusion
 They find me
 They run up right behind me
 I cannot die this way
 No, I will not die this way