“Lord Do You Listen When A Warrior Prays?”

© 2005 Thomas E. Simmons

 

I ‘m a U.S. soldier twenty-four seven

I worry can a warrior get to heaven?

I’m far from home and scared most days.

Lord, do you listen when a warrior prays

 

Back home, I’m told, not many are sure

that what we are doing is worth this tour.

Some say it’s our fault this land’s ablaze

Lord, do you listen when a warrior prays

 

Some say we fight for a peoples’ freedom

Others that it’s all for political reason

But the children greet us with hope in their gaze

Lord, do you listen when a warrior prays

 

I’m trained to kill and kill I do

But the boy beside me is bleeding too

I tell him help’s just a little ways

Lord, do you listen when a warrior prays

 

I hold him, try to smile but he’s all bloody

Don’t leave me, don’t leave me, you’re my buddy

But his eyes don’t focus, he’s in a daze

Lord, do you listen when a warrior prays

 

I hand him over to a combat medic

They are the heroes, deserve all the credit

Back to the fight, my rifle I raise

Lord, do you listen when a warrior prays

 

They volunteered to serve the U.S.A.

As long as they’re needed they’re gonna’ stay

It’s always young soldiers that lead the way

Please Lord listen when our warriors pray.