I get up every morning and do the same routine

I shave my face, and brush my teeth, make sure my uniform is clean

I light me up a cigarette and put on all my gear

Step outside, ready to face another day out here

I’m sitting on the hill today, as convoys pass me by

I have to sit and guard this bridge, but I really don’t know why

The up and ups just put us here and told us what to do

And as a soldier it’s my job to follow orders true

I look down off the hill and see a hadji family

Milking cows and moving brush and watch over sheep

I sit and think, “What do they see when they look up my way?”

I think I’ll put myself in someone elses shoes today.

I get up very early there’s a lot to do today

Milk the cows, collect the eggs, maybe bale some hay

My seven wives and children all will need to lend a hand

It’s very hard to make a little money off this land.

The crops are ready to harvest, the sheep are out to graze

That cow out there will have her baby in a couple days

I need to fix the door hinges I need to fix that truck

I’ll never get it done today without a lot of luck

I look up the hill and see a soldier standing guard

I hope he’s here to help us now cause times are pretty hard

I wonder what that soldier see when he looks down my way

I think I’ll put myself in someone elses shoes today.