Teen years twisted, wrong crowd caught me like flies
Crime's grip tightened, shadows darkened my eyes
Escape called loud, the Army I found
Boots on sand, desert heat all around
Teen years twisted, wrong crowd caught me like flies
Crime's grip tightened, shadows darkened my eyes
Escape called loud, the Army I found
Boots on sand, desert heat all around
Warrior's call, left it all behind
Rigorous training, sharpened mind
Face the battlefield, fire and death
Echoes of war at every breath
The War beckoned, bullets trace the sky
Grip on sanity, loose threading, frayin' high
Honor fades, broken dreams in a sandstorm haze
Brothers lost, can't forget those dark days
The War beckoned, bullets trace the sky
Grip on sanity, loose threading, frayin' high
Honor fades, broken dreams in a sandstorm haze
Brothers lost, can't forget those dark days
Battle scarred, soul in chains
Rivers of blood, endless pain
VA denies, agony's grip
But my children, light the crypt!
Haunted every step, pain carving through my bones
Troubled soul driftin' down a path unknown
The claims of the broken, ignored by the suits
Three boys, the light, push away my blues
Ghosts of war whisper, scars set my mind ablaze
Battles within rage while kids chase sunny days
Through their eyes, find redemption and a way
Purpose flickers, keeps the nightmares at bay
Civilian life, trudgin' through this hell
Wife stands strong, love casts a spell
Each claim denied, tears deeper wounds
But boys' laughter, drownin' out that doom
War-torn dreams, shattered life
Living hell, internal strife
Heroes forgotten, silent screams
Innocence lost, haunted dreams
Haunted every step, pain carving through my bones
Troubled soul driftin' down a path unknown
The claims of the broken, ignored by the suits
Three boys, the light, push away my blues
Ghosts of war whisper, scars set my mind ablaze
Haunted every step, pain carving through my bones
Troubled soul driftin' down a path unknown
Battles within rage while kids chase sunny days
Through their eyes, find redemption and a way
But boys' laughter, drownin' out that doom