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Stuff They Make You Do
03:27
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STUFF THEY MAKE YOU DO
Karl Mulling / Gary Nicholson
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
What they put you through for cuttin’ loose with your friends
Might seem like a good idea at the time
But the punishment is always worse than the crime
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
We were drunk and loud having too much fun
Doing what we knew we should have never done
Shooting bottle rockets at alpha company
They made me crawl across the field on my hands and knees
Throwing water balloons off the third floor
Shooting up the barracks with paintball wars
Running up and down the hills all day long
Do an obstacle course with a gas mask on
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
What they put you through for cuttin’ loose with your friends
Might seem like a good idea at the time
But the punishment is always worse than the crime
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
Knocked down to PFC for not saluting
Had clean the latrine doing extra duty
Dig a hole in the ground to spend the night in
Fill it up next morning like it’s never been
Get in full battle rattle ruck ten miles
Eat dirt all day and come up with smile
You know they’re only trying to thicken your skin
Cause survival depends on the shape you’re in
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
What they put you through for cuttin’ loose with your friends
Might seem like a good idea at the time
But the punishment is always worse than the crime
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
The ones you trust are the ones that push you hard
They show you how it’s gonna be when you’re out in the real war
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
What they put you through for cuttin’ loose with your friends
Might seem like a good idea at the time
But the punishment is always worse than the crime
Stuff they make you do so you never want to do that again
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2. |
Never Land
02:51
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NEVER LAND
Brook Sweitzer / Darden Smith / Amy Speace / Monte Warden
I wanted to see the world
All the people I could meet
But I just saw the earth
From 30,000 feet
Never land I never land
Never land I never land
Galaxies at night
Time to think of you
You're somewhere down there
Behind that wall of blue
Never land I never land
Never land I never land
I carry fire out there on my wings
But I never see the damage that that fire brings
Cause I never land I never land
I never land I never land
Fly and fly and fly
Fly and fly and fly
Fly and fly and fly
Never land
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3. |
I'm Still There
03:32
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I’M STILL THERE
Clayton Webster / Monte Warden
There’s miles and miles of beach outside my door
But I couldn’t be any further from the shore
Momma, I cannot tell you where I am
But I’m learning what it takes to be a man
I spent last night underneath the stars
The very same ones shining where you are
So before you say your prayers tonight
Know that when I close my eyes
I’m still there in my bed down the hall
Asking for one more story, that’s all
Momma they can send me anywhere
But home is where the heart is, and I’m still there
In the care package you sent there was nothing wrong
By the time it came back to me the cookies were gone
The video of Mary’s recital sure was great
Tell her I hope to be home by her birthday
Momma I can’t answer all the questions you asked
But I’ll tell you all my stories when I get back
Every day feels like I’m walking in a dream
There’s only one thing that’s carrying me
I’m still there in my bed down the hall
Asking for one more story, that’s all
Momma they can send me anywhere
But home is where the heart is, and I’m still there
But home is where the heart is, and I’m still there
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4. |
Rumors Fly
03:08
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RUMORS FLY
Kimberly Burris / Amy Speace
I was the lowest on the totem pole
A girl in the company of men
First time away from family
Trying to prove myself to them
You go in a little naïve
But then you learn the facts
The first thing that they'll tell you
Is to watch your back – cause
Rumors fly
Rumors fly
From boot camp to combat
School house to the fleet
They give you the unwritten laws
The things you should never speak
Don't be that girl who tells the truth
So I kept my mouth shut and I never left my room – cause
Rumors fly
Rumors fly
It was early in the morning
I had everything to lose
There was a TV to my right
I was the stranger in the room
I was the first to wake and quietly I dressed
I never said a word just left
Cause rumors fly
Cause rumors fly
You know it's gonna happen
You never have to say that word
Don't do anything to fuck it up
For all the other girls
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ALL WARS ARE JUST THE SAME
Kimberly Burris / Ken Jordan / Amy Speace
Even though I served I didn’t really know
Didn’t really get it till I watched him go
My only son, maybe I’d seen too much
I was afraid didn’t make a fuss
When I was in ‘Nam it was one day at a time
Didn’t think of home life was on the line
No time to worry and I didn’t care
To my folks at home it wasn’t fair
To those of us who’ve been there
It’s shoot kill and maim
Forget the propaganda
All wars are just the same
As his carrier came out of the mist
My heart remembered what it had missed
I was one of the few who got to see
My baby boy come home to me
To those of us who’ve been there
No matter what the name
Forget the propaganda
All wars are just the same
To those of us who’ve been there
Call it by any name
No matter what they tell us
All wars are just the same
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6. |
Triggers
03:02
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TRIGGERS
Dustin Crites / Darden Smith
I remember crowded market places
Trying to read the looks on all the faces
When I was in Iraq
Now that I've come back
And the traffic on i635
Gets bumper to bumper You know that I
Just get kinda mad
Well that's the kind of day I've had
I got these triggers on my soul
Touch that trigger I'm gonna blow
I just want some peace
So my triggers can get released
I used to come home to a screaming wife
But I knew I didn't want that kinda life
I'd rather be alone
Then not have a loving home
I love you cause you are nothing like that
You think with your heart before you act
Like I'm the only other one
Under the sun
I got these triggers on my soul
I don't want that trigger to blow
You give me the peace
So my triggers can be released
I'll never be all the way clear
I might get edgy I might get weird
I just wanna be a good man
So baby try and understand
About those triggers on my soul
I don't want them to blow
Let's make love let's make peace
Let's let those triggers get released
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7. |
A Man On A Mission
03:36
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A MAN ON A MISSION
Abraham Galvan / Gary Nicholson / Darden Smith
I’ll tell you about a man on a mission
Named Abraham
Divine intervention
Called to take a stand
Little did he know
Why the Lord said his name
Many are called and few are chosen
To be a Christian soldier
He’s a man on a mission
Abraham on a mission
Through the good times and the bad times
The hard times he endured
Once he was a devil-dog
Now his heart is pure
Little did he know
The Lord had a bigger plan for Abraham
Many are called and few are chosen
To be a Christian soldier
He’s a man on a mission
Abraham on a mission
No greater love than Jeremiah 29:11
He’s walking through the fires of hell
Carrying his brothers up to heaven
Through the power of the Holy Ghost
He’s picking up the pieces
He’s gonna put that heavy load
In the hands of Jesus
Many are called and few are chosen
He’s a real Christian soldier
A man on a mission
Abraham on a mission
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8. |
Friends
02:48
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FRIENDS
Kimberly Burris / Gary Nicholson
Friends will always get you through
No matter what this world does to you
You laugh with the good times
And cry with the bad times
Every time you need someone to turn to
Friends will get you through
Sometimes all you need is a way to have some fun
You might talk all through the night or just get drunk
You can tell ‘em anything they’re gonna listen to you
Whatever life puts in your way friends will get you through
Friends will always get you through
No matter what this world does to you
You laugh with the good times
And cry with the bad times
Every time you need someone to turn to
Friends will get you through
You know you may never see them again
But what you have together will never end
Moving on isn’t easy it’s hard to let ‘em go
They might be the closest family you’ll ever know
Friends will always get you through
No matter what this world does to you
You laugh with the good times
And cry with the bad times
Every time you need someone to turn to
Friends will get you through
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9. |
Moving Song
02:56
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MOVING SONG
Herbie Hernandez / Darden Smith
18 years old I could see
The passing train wouldn’t wait for me
A new direction was what I’d need
18 years old I could see
That I gotta keep moving
I can’t stand still
I gotta keep moving
I always will
I learned hard lessons and I grew up fast
It’s hard to hold on when nothing lasts
My wife and my brothers and my peace of mind
All caught another train rolling down the line
So I gotta keep moving
Try to make things right
Gotta keep moving
While I’m stlll alive
I gotta keep moving
Can’t look back
Over my shoulder
Don’t look back
I had to find a way to prove to myself
There’s something more than hate and guilt
And love
Where is the love
It wasn’t in the bottle and it wasn’t in the pills
I was looking then and I’m looking still
For love
I used to love to sleep but not no more
Nightmare always coming through my door
Haunted by demons night and day
Just to get peace the only way
Is I gotta keep moving
Moving on
Gotta keep moving
I sing a moving song
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10. |
Soft Spot
04:55
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SOFT SPOT
Herbie Hernandez / Amy Speace
I was only 18 just days out of school
I signed up to serve to do what I could
A boy surrounded by men with fresh blood on their hands
Carrying the weight of the Combat Infantry Badge
I had a soft spot I had always protected
I took on too much it got tough but I did what was expected
It was a tough job but I would not neglect it, my soft spot kept me connected
I carried a load more than half of my weight
The things we needed to do – shoot, move, and communicate
Old enough for a gun but too young for a drink
In hell you survive a minute at a time cause you're too tired to think
I had a soft spot I was neglecting
But when things got rough my skin had to grow tough that was expected
It was a tough job and I lost the connection
To who I was and what I was protecting
I had a friend who was about the same age
We trained and we fought we drank and we talked we gambled with our days
It was almost midnight the end of September
On the side of the road shrouded in smoke
My breath in his lungs but there was no hope
Nothing could be done he lost the chase
I'll carry this – for the rest of my days
He had a soft spot that kept us connected
We took on too much it's never enough no one's protected
It's a tough job I guess that's what I expected
It was too much I’ll never forget it
It was too much I’ll never forget it
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11. |
Was That Really Me
02:40
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WAS THAT REALLY ME
Brook Sweitzer / Monte Warden
I didn’t keep the citations
I should have, I guess
An old drawer holds the medals
They pinned on my chest
I’m proud to have served
It was the right thing to do
But sometimes I feel like a stranger
In a braver man’s shoes
Did I really do that?
Was that really me?
Did that really happen?
Or, was it a dream?
Sometimes lookin’ back
It’s hard to believe
Did I really do that?
Was that really me?
I flew a B-52
An old tough, buff of a whale
And, if its wings could talk
You’d hear a hell of a tale
From Diego Garcia, north to Afghanistan
Armed with MK-82s and a dozen J-Dams
Did I really do that?
Was that really me?
Did that really happen?
Or, was it a dream?
Sometimes lookin’ back
It’s hard to believe
Did I really do that?
Was that really me?
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12. |
Just Getting Started
02:58
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JUST GETTING STARTED
Ken Jordan / Darden Smith / Gary Nicholson
1970 to 71
Just another kid in Vietnam
I saw things you wouldn’t believe
Sitting here talking man it’s taking me back
Stories start coming I start to lose track
If I’ve told this one before, just stop me
Cause I’m just getting started
Saigon, Phu Bai, Ben Hoa, Danang
The mountains of Pleiku, no two the same
I carry these places across all time
I tell you these stories so you can see
Down deep into the soul of me
And telling this story keeps that part of me alive
I’m just getting started
Soldiers go away some come home
The memories live on
The memories just live on
I’m just getting started
I’m just getting started
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