Kid it won’t be that bad, hold up your chin take the shots don’t fight back
Kid have you ever seen the sun, see it rise and it set, no matter how dark it falls
But what do they know what do they see
When memories are an anchor and my souls begins to sink
So I stuck to my guns lit up the night with my rounds
Shot for your feet because I wanted to dance
But I missed and punctured your chest
I watched as you bled, all over again
I swore to myself I could be strong but you made a child out of me
The child I will always trust
A prisoner of war between my mind and my heart
Stuck in my throat, a lump altering words that I speak
A prisoner of war between my body and soul
Stuck in my skin, so pale and so cold
Son are you ok with the path that you take, take it all or let it go
Son have you seen what I have seen, remember what I told
I begged you to stop, but still you pressed on and stamped your own fate
Sealed with grief, is that what everyone sees as they criticize me
Well do you know my pain, do you know my shame
Can you name my name, or even point out my face
I am not a savior of this world that I walk just a prophet of tongue
I am not a man of this word that I speak just of false realities
A prisoner of war between my mind and my heart
Stuck in my throat, a lump altering words that I speak
A prisoner of war between my body and soul
Stuck in my skin, so pale and so cold
Sir when you finally make it home back to yourself back to your dreams
Sir there will be no parade for a hero, just empty looks of shame
But it all will be ok, if only one door remains open for me
I’ll carry this love to the grave if I must Is that what you need of me
For I will still rise every morning like a flag of what was
Left at half mast to honor our loss, it will fly high I don’t care who sees
I don’t care who knows and what anyone thinks
Now I stand and salute, and don’t bring it down sunset
It will never touch the ground or become tattered or stained
