Tears From a Soldier

I can hear them whispering he's his own worst enemy
But they'll never understand him outa just let him be
Pain has led to drinking and drinking has lead to pain
Will the whiskey chase away those memories or keep chasing blame

When he came home to a place hard to recognize
Yeah much to my surprise few thank you's for his sacrifice
How in the world is he supposed to get on with life
When the memories cut like knives
We'll never understand the tears from a soldiers eyes

Step lightly and don't mention it, he don't like to talk about it
Screams mama I'm sitting right here, limbs lost but I can still hear
Don't worry folks says I've been trained to handle fear
And I'm a helluva lot better off than I was this time last year

When he came home to a place hard to recognize
Yeah much to my surprise few thank you's for his sacrifice
How in the world is he supposed to get on with life
When the memories cut like knives
We'll never understand the tears from a soldiers eyes

I had buddies that gave their lives
There's a trail of widowed wives
So raise your glasses high and say thank you
He came home to a place hard to recognize

When he came home to a place hard to recognize
Yeah much to my surprise few thank you's for his sacrifice
How in the world is he supposed to get on with life
When the memories cut like knives
We'll never understand the tears from a soldiers eyes

No we'll never understand never understand
So raise your glasses high and say thank you