Answering to Uncle Sam (Remastered x2)

+ Show full styles

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh lord, you know my heart is not that strong
It's been four long years since I've seen my kids
Do they think of me?
Or call another man dad

[Chorus]
For I have been gone for four long years
And counted every minute till I got off that plane
That's when my world stopped
Now I'm sitting here drinking my beer
Trying to drown all my troubles away
How can a man feel like a man
When he loses his family fighting for Uncle Sam

[Verse 2]
All I have is this shirt on my back
A duffle bag and a worn picture
And the bad memories of when I fought in Iraq
Answering the call to Uncle Sam
I don't know why she turned her back on me
For all I was doing was keeping this country free
I have three kids that I love so dear
One was born while I was over there

[Pre-Chorus]
When she grows up will she call me dad
Or will she be too young to understand
Or will she really care
To lose their love just breaks my heart
It's just too hard to bear

[Bridge]
When I was fighting over in Iraq
Just couldn't wait till I got back
But my world changed when I got off that plane
I never thought she would cause so much pain

[Final Chorus]
I don't have a thing in this world
But the clothes on my back
And an old duffle bag and a worn picture
Two young sons and a little girl
And bad memories fighting for Uncle Sam
For I have been gone for four long years
And counted every minute till I got off that plane
That's when my world stopped
Now I'm sitting here drinking my beer
Trying to drown all my troubles away
How can a man feel like a man
When he loses his family fighting for Uncle Sam

2151/7500

[Verse 1] I come to town with nothing but the clothes on my back For I am a Soldier, I been fighting in Iraq for Uncle Sam I have no place to live, she took everything I own I lost my wife and kids to another man She couldn't take that I was gone for so long So she didn't stick around [Pre-Chorus] Oh lord, you know my heart is not that strong It's been four long years since I've seen my kids Do they think of me? Or call another man dad [Chorus] For I have been gone for four long years And counted every minute till I got off that plane That's when my world stopped Now I'm sitting here drinking my beer Trying to drown all my troubles away How can a man feel like a man When he loses his family fighting for Uncle Sam [Verse 2] All I have is this shirt on my back A duffle bag and a worn picture And the bad memories of when I fought in Iraq Answering the call to Uncle Sam I don't know why she turned her back on me For all I was doing was keeping this country free I have three kids that I love so dear One was born while I was over there [Pre-Chorus] When she grows up will she call me dad Or will she be too young to understand Or will she really care To lose their love just breaks my heart It's just too hard to bear [Chorus] For I have been gone for four long years And counted every minute till I got off that plane That's when my world stopped Now I'm sitting here drinking my beer Trying to drown all my troubles away How can a man feel like a man When he loses his family fighting for Uncle Sam [Bridge] When I was fighting over in Iraq Just couldn't wait till I got back But my world changed when I got off that plane I never thought she would cause so much pain [Final Chorus] I don't have a thing in this world But the clothes on my back And an old duffle bag and a worn picture Two young sons and a little girl And bad memories fighting for Uncle Sam For I have been gone for four long years And counted every minute till I got off that plane That's when my world stopped Now I'm sitting here drinking my beer Trying to drown all my troubles away How can a man feel like a man When he loses his family fighting for Uncle Sam

0/500