I always knew that you would take yourself far from home
As soon as, as far as you could go
By the quarter inch cut of your hair and the army issued
green For the past six weeks I can tell Where you've been
For I knew, I could see it was all cut and dried
to me There was soldier's blue blood streaming inside
your veins There is a world outside of this room
And when you meet it promise me that you won't meet
It with your gun
now, you are one, one of the brave few It's awful sad we
need Boys like you I hope the day never comes for here’s
your live round, son Stock and barrel, safety trigger
Here's your gun
For I knew, I could see it was all cut and dried
to me There was soldier's blue blood streaming inside
your veins There is a world outside of this room
And when you meet it promise me you won't meet
It with your gun taking aim no I don’t mean to argue
That they've made a decent boy of you I don't
mean to spoil your home coming, but Baby brother you
would expect me to.
Stock and barrel, safety trigger here’s your gun
So now does your heart pitter-pat with that patriotic sound
When you see the stripes of Old Glory waving
For I knew I could see It was all cut and dried to me
There was soldier's blue blood Streaming inside your
veins There's a world outside of this room And when
you meet it promise me you won't meet it With
your gun, taking aim For I don't mean, to argue That
they've made a decent boy of you I don't mean to spoil
your home coming My baby brother Jude
No I don't mean to hurt you By saying this again
They're so good at making soldiers But they're not
as good at making Men