IF I DIE, IF I LIVE 

TRAINED TO PROTECT, TRAINED TO TEACH

SURVIVAL IS  NEVER OUT OF REACH

I'LL WATCH YOUR BACK

I'LL TRAIN YOU WELL

TO MAKE IT BACK FROM THIS LIVING HELL

FOLLOW ORDERS, LIVE BY THE RULES 

ALWAYS PREPARED, NOT BEING FOOLS

SOME WILL PARISH,  MANY WILL NOT

STOP, THINK, REMEMBER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TAUGHT

BRAVE MEN YOU ARE, A FAMILY TO ME

IT'S YOUR FUTURES,  I WANT YOU TO SEE

FEAR IS NO OPTION, ALL MUST BARE

I AM YOUR LEADER AND I DO CARE 

I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE

THIS MY SECOND TOUR

RESPECT WHAT I SAY, GIVE ME YOUR TRUST

IF I SEEM HARD, I DO WHAT I MUST

BE THE BEST, DO NOT BRAG

YOU COULD END UP IN A BODY BAG

STAY ALERT, LEARN TO SURVIVE

IT'S MY JOB TO KEEP YOU ALIVE

I KNOW THAT WAR HAS AN UGLY SMELL

THERE ARE MANY STORIES I COULD TELL

KEEP YOUR SENSES ALWAYS BE SMART

MY JOB DONE WELL,  WHEN HOME YOU'LL PART

Dedicated to the leaders who did their best to keep their men safe.

© CHUCK "OUTLAW"  PRESTON 4-29-2001