• There I sat
    Glaring at the clock
    In a matter of seconds
    I would be docked
    Away I must go
    I had my life planned out
    That life is gone now
    I used to be a boy
    With no worries at all
    I used to know joy
    But that went with the boy
    He is not remembered
    We have lost our bond
    I used to have family
    I used to have friends
    I might die
    So others can be free
    The one friend I still have
    Begged me to stay
    I resisted
    Now all he does is pray
    I was offered a lot of money
    But it is not a matter of being paid
    I want to risk my life
    I want to be remembered
    I hurry off to Iraq
    While I am still fresh in everyone's minds
    My metal dogtag is covered in tears
    There will be no party
    There will be no cheers
    I will soon go to war
    Not afraid to die
    But too afraid to kill
    Remorse maybe a matter of life or death
    But shall I die a monster
    Or shall my life be ended in a cowardly state
    I close my eyes
    I no longer wish to see into the future
    I now look into the past
    After a single glance
    I must look away
    For my past
    Is laced with pain
    The moment is over
    Now another one has come
    Time to go away
    I hope to be remembered
    Another day