I Thought I Knew Why I Went to Fight

I enrolled to fight a war,

For my country, and so you could live.

I thought I knew what I was fighting for.

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I gave all I had, but they still wanted more,

I didn’t understand the reason why.

I enrolled to fight a war.

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Packed up like scum to fight on a foreign shore.

I lost the plot and saw no sense,

I thought I knew what I was fighting for.

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Whatever we gave, they always wanted more.

Our minds went numb, our bodies torn and twisted,

I enrolled to fight a war.

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So many dead, no one kept score,

I returned to a land of disregard.

I thought I knew what I was fighting for.

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I came back home, but it was not like before,

No home, no life, just ignorance and spite.

I enrolled to fight a war,

I thought I knew what I was fighting for.

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Till next time

Calvin

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