Soldier of Fortune

A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE,
          THE FORTUNE WAS WAR.
SAIGON, GRENADA, PANAMA OR IRAQ;
I FOUGHT FOR OLD GLORY AND NEVER DID CRY,
EVEN THOUGH OTHERS, GOOD BUDDIES DID DIE.

A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE,
          THE FORTUNE WAS WAR.
I CAME BACK TO OLD GLORY, I COULDN'T FIND WORK.
I GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE, AND NOBODY CARED,
I SOUGHT OUT A LAWYER, BUT NONE OF THEM DARED!

A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, 
          THE FORTUNE WAS WAR.
THE WARS ARE ALL FINISHED, THE SOLDIERS ARE OLD.
TAUGHT TO BE WARRIORS, TAUGHT TO BE BOLD,
SOME ARE IN BOXES, MISSIONS OR JAIL,
SOME ARE FORGOTTEN, CAN'T EVEN POST BAIL.

A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE,
          THE FORTUNE WAS WAR.
I STILL LOVE OUR FLAG, BUT I FEEL SO OLD,
AS A NEW GENERATION IS TAUGHT TO BE BOLD.
NO ROOM IN THE BOXES, THE MISSIONS OR JAILS,
WHERE DO WE PUT, THE NEW SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE?
WHERE DO WE PUT, THE NEW CHILDREN OF WAR?

Created: October 29, 1999r.
Last Updated: November 7, 1999r.