Oh baby be true, be true to me / A soldier boy needs all the love he can find ...

Firing cannons in the desert heat / What a way to spend your summer, oh yeah

You’re in the army now dude / And you’re stuck for the next three years!

It gets so hot down here that your mind gets hazy / Tell me you like it and I’ll tell you you’re crazy

There’s nothing better than an old Cadillac / At least that’s what my daddy always said.

You were the backbone, the essence, the nerve center of a Great Rhythm’n’Blues Band / but it’s too late to make it live breathe & jump again

Is this a war? No it’s just a maneuver.

49 klicks south of the nearest town / 7 away from the border / Nothing but sand and rocks for miles around / Light-years away from any water

Put your clip in load your gun / You’re going into Lebanon / This ain’t no picnic you’re going on / You don’t take chances in Lebanon

Your gun is like your girlfriend / Your gun is like your wife / If you treat it like you love it / It might someday save your life

But there's a bright side out there somewhere / Where the everyday ain't so mean ...