Soldier’s Song.

Soldier’s Song.

On the desert road to Baghdad, did you care?

When the ground began to shake were you there?

With the dead along the streets, little kids beneath old sheets

Was there time between your meets?

In your chair? Did you care? Was it fair?

I’m looking for a shadow hoping for a drink

Walking past an I. E.D and trying not to think

Fighting for a gen’ral a thousand miles away

Eating lousy rations while he tries to cut our pay

As I walked the Afghan plain, where were you?

Every night beneath the rain was nothing new.

In your nice warm bed at night did you waken with a fright?

Did she make it all right and stroke your hair?

Did you care? Did you care? Did you care?

I’m looking for a shadow hoping for a drink

Walking past an I. E.D and trying not to think

Fighting for a gen’ral a thousand miles away

Eating lousy rations while he tries to cut our pay

When you lied and our wives cried, did you care?

Leaving love and life behind made men weep

When our homes had broken hearts and our pain was off the charts

When you sent us faulty parts!

Were you there? Were you there? Were you there?

I’m looking for a shadow hoping for a drink

Walking past an I. E.D and trying not to think

Fighting for a gen’ral a thousand miles away

Eating lousy rations while he tries to cut our pay

When my wife said welcome home, were you there

When she pushed me down the street a broken man?

When my pension was delayed

As my legs were being made

Was it fair? Was it fair? Was it fair?

I’m looking for a shadow hoping for a drink

Walking past an I. E.D and trying not to think

Fighting for a gen’ral a thousand miles away

Eating lousy rations while he tries to cut our pay.

Robin Horsfall

Warrior Poet:A Soldiers Songs. Robin Horsfall 2021. Amazon KDP.