From the recordings Folkies For Peace and The Soldier
A faceless ghost to wander, a reminder to us all
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Lyrics
The Soldier
Words and music by Michael Casali
© Michael Casali 2017
C#m F#
He was just a soldier as he burned his last bridge down
C#m F#
He gave up everything he had, for the honor of the crown
C#m F#
Deep into the desert he could hear those battle sounds
C#m F#
A single desert warrior's bullet lay his body down
A E A E
He was just a soldier he was just a soldier
C#m F#
Yesterday I thought I saw him on a busy street
C#m F#
I tried but turned away, the picture incomplete
C#m F#
It only took one moment, but I know just what I saw
C#m F#
A faceless ghost to wander, a reminder to us all
A E A E
He was just a soldier he was just a soldier
bm A
And the letter that you wrote to your darling bride
G
Falls by her side
bm A
As the marrow is let from your dying bones
G A G
You leave her now, all alone
C#m F#
Where have all the soldiers gone now that war is done
C#m F#
In overcrouded graveyards lies a brother and a son
C#m F#
He was just a soldier and he burned his last bridge down
C#m F#
He gave up every thing he had, for the honor of the crown
A E A E
He was just a soldier he was just a soldier