American Soldier

Story Behind The Song

Written fo my son as he served in Iraq

Song Length 2:24 Genre Country - Contemporary, Blues - Country
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Anxious Subject Hero
Similar Artists Bruce Springsteen Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

AMERICAN SOLDIER
by Pat Palmer

It was twenty one years ago when he came into this world,
Turned out to a little boy and I was hoping for a girl.
Turned my world upside down when his mother gave him life,
Brought me joy and pride and agony and I prayed he'd turn out right.

Now he carries a gun and he's wearing funny clothes,
Going into places, Lord, that I would never go.
He's hanging out with a pretty tough crowd,
Walking straight into trouble and God he makes me proud.

(Chorus)
He's an American Soldier, An American fighting man;
When the world needs changing, you better believe he can.
I didn't always know what he'd turn out to be
But now he's the finest of the fine, putting his life on the line
To keep America free.

Sometimes I think about how the rest of us live
Have a cold beer in the backyard then we fire up the grill.
I can bad mouth the republicans, you can trash the democrats,
But there's a young man somewhere with his life on the line
So we can act like that.

Chorus

(Spoken)
Son, I don't know if I've told you lately
How proud I am of you.
But I think of you and your buddies every day and
Hey, son----I love you.

Chorus.

Lyrics pat palmer Music patpalmer@onemain.com
Performance patpalmer@onemain.com
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