Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

Here I am

In the desert again

A compass and a weapon

A lost American

I started out with a simple plan

And a locket in my hand

But the sun's so unforgiving

And the wind so hard to stand

Fall out, fall out

With the rest of your brothers

With the rest of your sisters

Heroes on the line

Carry out what your leader says

For what his leader says

Is that his leader says

this is right for the people

Bridge

No one will ever understand why thousands of

beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Chorus

Smoke and explosions surround me

A flood of hate, it drowns me

I cannot live this way

No I cannot live with

Doubt and confusion they find me

They run up right behind me

I cannot die this way

No, I cannot die this way

Verse 2

In the water, in the sand

Is the blood of a culture

Is the blood of an ancient people

In whose holy war I stand

I hear the world like a cannon roar

Say I can win this war

I promise them this

 Is not what I signed up for

Bridge

No one will ever understand why thousands of

beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Chorus

Smoke and explosions surround me

A flood of hate, it drowns me

I cannot live this way

No I cannot live with

Doubt and confusion they find me

They run up right behind me

I cannot die this way

No, I cannot die this way

Bridge

No one will ever understand why thousands of

Beautiful healthy young soldiers must fall

Chorus

Smoke and explosions surround me

A flood of hate, it drowns me

I cannot live this way

I cannot live with your

Doubt and confusion

 They find me

They run up right behind me

I cannot die this way

No, I will not die this way