(Intro)
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Lord have mercy on me
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I've been trying so hard
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I tried so hard
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God have mercy on me
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Lord have mercy on me
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I'm just tryin' to do my J O B
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I'm just trying to do my job,My Lord, Let's go
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(Chorus)
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And Lord knows that I've been all overseas
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Fighting for what I believe
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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And the Lord really knows I've been all overseas
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Fighting for what I believe
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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(Verse)
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Yeah
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The army,the navy,marines
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The airforce and everything in between
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The national guard the RA OTC
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Everybody out there fighting for me
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For your country,we appreciate you
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I know they got a million things that you can do
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Separate from your family for my freedom
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That's why I salute them everytime I see them
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I just hope that you come back in one piece
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So you can see your son your daughter and your niece
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Just gotta let you know that we proud
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I be in the crowd screaming out loud
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If I could I'd fly on a unicorn
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Make sure you proud when you put on that uniform
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Etc Etc Etc Etc
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Never forget you are loved by America
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(Chorus)
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And Lord knows that I've been overseas
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Fighting for what I believe
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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And the Lord really knows I've been all overseas
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Fighting for what I believe
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Yeah
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(Verse)
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Singing the national anthem
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Know we all over there throwing tantrums
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Therefore we gotta hold you down
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Don't come back homie rolling around
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Please don't come back lad fed up in the casket
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We need you back,we need you back
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I know you marching left,right,left,right
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Alot have changed homie ever since you left right
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Make sure that you hold your whole fort down
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Your whole platoon,even your squadron
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Make sure when they goes down there
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Everybody on the front lined 'bout firing
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If I could I'd fly on a unicorn
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Make sure you proud when you put on that uniform
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Etc Etc Etc Etc
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Never forget you are loved by America
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(Chorus)
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And Lord knows that I've been overseas
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Fighting for what I believe
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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And the Lord really knows I've been all overseas
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Fighting for what I believe
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Maybe I'm a soldier
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Yeah
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(Verse)
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The needier don't get too much attention
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Like they supposed to
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I promise, homie look I'm close too
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Get into the media and I'mma show 'em
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That I really appreciate
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Everything you do for us
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Everything you did for us
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From desert storm
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All the way to Katrina
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To the World War I and II
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And they probably 'bout to have a III
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And I might just join you see
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Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
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We missing you homies
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We missing you homies
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(Verse)
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I already know that your loyal
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But we need you back in one piece
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So you can visit your mom your daughter
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Your brother your sister ,and your niece
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'Cause your a soldier
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The real soldiers,the real soldiers
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(Outro)
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The real soldiers
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I salute you
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I salute you
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I salute you
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You're the real soldiers
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Not for one second think that we forgot
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I'm proud of you
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The soldiers
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Soldiers
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Mack Maine |