Fightin’ for

I’m getting homesick
For a place I’ve never seen
If I ever make it out of this war
I’m gonna find a place that’s green

Where the bird’s sing in the morning
And the crickets sing at night
Where the air smells sweet and the water’s cold
Far away from this fight

CHORUS
But tonight I grab my rifle
And head outside the wire
We got one more mission ‘fore we head on home
It just came down from higher

I don’t care about their country
Or the reasons anymore
I just wanna bring the boys all home
That’s all I’m fightin’ for
Yeah, that’s all I’m fightin’ for

When I finally find that homeplace
In the hills beside the creek
I’m gonna lay down by the shade tree
Ain’t gonna move for about a week

I’m gonna sit down in my rocking chair
And watch that pretty sunrise
Take a walk, in the cool of the day
And thank God that I’m alive

CHORUS
But tonight I grab my rifle
And head outside the wire
We got one more mission ‘fore we head on home
It just came down from higher

I don’t care about their country
Or the reasons anymore
I just wanna bring the boys all home
That’s all I’m fightin’ for
Yeah, that’s all I’m fightin’ for

Well I finally made it home
To place where there ain’t no wire
No hostile looks, no foot patrols
No automatic fire

But every now and then
I’m pulled back to that place
I remember the boys that didn’t come home
And a tear runs down my face

CHORUS
On that tonight I grabbed my rifle
To head outside the wire
We had one more mission ‘fore we headed on home
When it came down from higher

I didn’t care about their country
Or the reasons anymore
I just wanted to bring the boys all home
That’s what we were fightin’ for
Yeah, that’s what we were fightin’ for

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