He wakes up in the morning, steps out of bed
Walks to the kitchen, picks up the bread
Off goes the toaster, he takes a dive into the floor
And his mind quickly fills with the images of war
Gunfire and explosions now ring through his home
But it's all in his head, he's in a mental battle zone.
CHORUS
The bullets flew so long ago
His scars will always show
The battle has been fought and now it's gone
But in his head the war rages on.
VERSE 2
He crawls towards the bedroom, reaches underneath the bed
He's off to seek revenge on the demons in his head.
He lines up the barrel, he's got the charlie in his sights
A quick tug on the trigger, and he sets wrong to right.
CHORUS
VERSE 3
When the smoke clears away, he sees a body drenched in blood
His mind quickly clears when he sees what he's done
There lie the woman who he vowed to long ago
'Till death do us part, if only he had known
Through the grief and the guilt and the mourning for his wife
He picks up the gun, and takes his own life.