There was a man, he was a soldier
Fighting in, the foreign wars
To his mates, there was none bolder
One you’d rely, on till the end
Every shell, from every cannon
Blasted deeply in his ears
Behind a smile, his thoughts were hidden
No-one knew of all those fears
He came home, a natural hero
Always got the final word
But all the love, it fell to zero
From that time his life was cursed
First he started shaking,
Shell shocked fingers in his hand
Even though, his heart was breaking
A smile now hid, what he did not really understand
Now he takes pills every morning
That are meant to stop the shakes
But at three o clock each morning
He is lying wide awake
He has to move now very slowly
Or doesn't move at all
In his mind he is still the soldier
With a foe that will not fall