Just A Little Soldier

1
I am just a little soldier,
Smart, straight, and cute,
With my little soldier gun
Looking for a man to shoot.

In my little soldier suit
I stand around and wait
Looking to obey my orders,
Killing without hate.

2
Soldiering’s a parody
Of every lover’s life –
What they bring into the world
I hunt down with my knife.

I track the man unto his lair,
Then, patiently and still,
I wait for him to make his move,
And kill.

CH
But I am not a happy soldier,
Must be something wrong with me
For every kill notched in my heart
Brings no glee.

I am not a happy soldier
Marching along
I’m solitary in my Company
And do not sing the song.

3
The enemy is in the farm,
We surround it with our guns,
Wait to shoot him down
As he runs.

And as he runs he runs at me,
I have him sighted, dead,
Cold and lifeless with one tug –
I fire above his head.

CH
I am not a happy soldier,
I’m not content with what I’m told.
How will I ever love
If my heart is cankered, sour, cold.

I am not a happy soldier,
I want to run away
But I know that if I do
I become the prey.

(Written by David McLintock)