Man Down

Album: American Soldier (2009)
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  • Hey, I'm okay.
    Another day, another nightmare begins.
    And the sound that I hear
    Is the relentless firing in my head.

    Shifting gear in the driver's seat as
    The finger of God signals me
    And this concrete bloodline carries me.
    Never thought I'd bring the war back home.

    I'm a number, I'm a casualty of war
    For a cause I never had the chance,
    Didn't understand the score.
    They told me that I'd be okay,
    Assume civilian life, live day to day.
    But when I think about it my hands still shake,
    And I know what I am
    Man Down!

    I'm in overdrive, barely alive!
    As long as I keep moving, I'm all right.
    Was that a muzzle flash from my past
    Or just my mind misfiring?

    With one eye in mirror I see
    The "Cavalry of God" coming up on me.
    Bumper to bumper, traveling fast,
    Waving Satan over

    I'm a number, I'm a casualty of war,
    For a cause I never had the chance,
    Never understood the score.
    They told me that I'd be okay,
    Assume civilian life, live day to day.
    But when I think about it my hands still shake,
    And I know what I am
    Man Down! Writer/s: GEOFFERY WAYNE TATE, KELLY M. GRAY
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., TRI-RYCHE CORPORATION DBA QUEENSRYCHE PUBLISHING COMPANY, TuneCore Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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