Music/Bruce Nelson - Vocals/Jonie Hajduk
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relationships
homelessness
patriotism
Story behind the song
These are the lyrics I heard in Bruce's melody.
Lyrics
The bite of the desert sand
From Baghdad to Kurdistan
The sun like a rock strapped to his back
Patrolling where children play
Their life after judgment day
He's got
One more summer in Iraq
The music of morning prayer
Kebabs in the smoky air
The blood and the tears rise from the cracks
A woman who hides her face
Explodes in a marketplace
He's got
One more summer in Iraq
Discerning reality
A friend from an enemy
As mountain and mosque melt into black
Musical break
No battle for Camelot
But he's giving it all he's got (and)
He's got
One more summer in Iraq
He'll dream of his wife tonight
Her skin in the candlelight
The sound of her voice calling him back
Come morning he'll try again
Repair what he can't defend (and)
He's got
One more summer in Iraq
Fatigues and a desert tan
Somewhere south of Kurdistan
The burden of night riding his back