AWOL

(Intro)
 And you don't hear none of those stations, for hip-hop and R&B playin him
 Ask why, in fact, where are those stations today?
 Somebody better ask somebody that
 The people that's most affected, by this war
 are the so-called hip-hop generation
 (recruiter)
 The Army is the best kept secret in the whole world
 That every soldier gets his or her own private room
 You can forget that old brown boot image of the Army
 It's a job like anything else, you'd love it, all the soldiers do
 (Paris)
 I remember how it started, remember the time
 I was watchin Rap City bout a quarter to nine
 Commercial said the military givin money for school
 Caught the bus up to my campus, they were signin recruits
 And met this dude named Diablo, was some kind of vet
 He explained the situation told me what to expect, he said
 'Now we'll help you pay for college and train you for work'
 Said I could take computer classes and could quit if I want
 But best of all was the fact I'd, have my own shit
 I'd have my own space and have my own place to keep it
 On top of that I'd travel, and visit the world
 Hell Diablo said the women overseas was the pearl
 Didn't even call my girl, let's get it on fo' sho'
 Signed my name, took some tests, and I was outta the do'
 A true soldier for America, ready to go
 On the road a vacation'll be good for the soul
 (Chorus)
 Don't matter what they sayin now
 They lyin what they say fo' sho'
 They don't play when it come to war
 They get down, they get down, they get down
 (Paris)
 I showed up at basic training, but what a mistake
 Cause this motherfucker yellin at me all in my face
 In this dirty-ass latrine, 50 men in a room
 Runnin laps up in the mud at 4 o'clock in the mornin
 I'm scrubbin toilets doin laundry, and feelin the pain
 If I didn't know no better, I'd think 'boy' was my name
 Same bullshit line so many bit 'fore me
 Got a nigga twisted up in this illusion of freedom
 Fuck this shit, I'm out tomorrow, made up my mind
 Everything Diablo said I'm findin out was a lie
 That's when my unit got the call, the Commander in Chief
 wanna ground troop assignments keepin peace in the East
 What a relief, I'm thinkin finally somethin new
 Shipped us off and 20 hours later we was en route
 Touched down around 11, the desert was brutal
 Then the ground split and caught us by surprise from the shootin
 {*explosions, sounds of war and death*}
 (Chorus) - 2X
 (Paris)
 It was all surreal, seen 'em blow the spine out his back
 In the minefield, we was reelin from the attack
 Seen the M.O.'s hand upon the receiver, still attached
 with an alarm on it, set off the beacon, then I mashed
 Who the first truck, blood and guts splash in my face
 Cuttin kids down, couldn'ta been no older than eight
 What the fuck is goin on, who we fightin and why?
 Killin kids, killin killers, who the fuck is supplyin
 I'm cryin out for protection, but none of it came
 So I dumped in all directions 'til the heater was drained
 But that night vision shit, wasn't helpin us win
 Caught a round of friendly fire but it wasn't so friendly
 We simply got lucky, headed back to the base
 Seen a soldier rape a woman, shot her dead in the face
 Guts stuck to my clothes, body parts galore
 If this a peacekeepin mission I ain't ready for war
 And now I'm back home bitter, and sick and contagious
 And I'm knowin we some bullies, that's why everyone hate us
 Still broke than a motherfucker, niggaz is starvin
 And that job trainin shit is only good for the Army
 I guess I shoulda been a C.O., and kept up a file
 Shoulda listened when my homies said we murder for oil
 Now I'm fuckin with this wheelchair, ain't nuttin the same
 And I'm knowin confrontation's mo' than video games
 War is pain