Here at night the stars are big and bright
Like I could just reach out and pull one from the sky
And I know… I’m a long long way from home
and I don’t really know why I’m here
Vibrations hunt me underground
The canon fire from miles away keeps raining down
and I’m tired… haven’t slept in several days
Awake… afraid to close my eyes
40 days and nights in Babylon
Melting in this convoy in the sun
Not old enough for whiskey, but enough to die for country
and I’m on the battle front
Oh oh oh ohohohoh
Oh oh oh
Sargent Davies holds the line
Captain Henderson commands the pack I drive
and we go… five miles an hour or so
through the night to a desert sun
40 days and nights in Babylon
Loaded with a rifle and a gun
Can’t stop no time to rest, caught in this hornets nest
and I’m on the battle front
Oh oh oh ohohohoh
Oh oh oh
The smell is more than I can bear
I feel the Reaper all around me in the air
and I swear, if I ever get out of here
I’ll be a different man
40 days and nights in Babylon
Don’t know if this fight is even right or wrong
Not asking questions, just following directions
cause I’m on the battle…
40 days and nights in Babylon
In the footprint of my Grandpa’s son
I pray the politicians have made the right decisions
Cause I’m on………… the battle front
Oh oh oh ohohohoh
Oh oh oh