Good Christian Soldier

(Bobby Bare - Billy Joe Shaver)



Not so long ago in Oklahoma

The son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray

He said Lord I wanna be a Christian soldier just like you

And fight to build a new and better day.



Now many years and miles from Oklahoma

That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray

But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier anymore

He just prays to make it through another day.



'Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun

And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry

But we're playin' cards writin' home havin' lots of fun

Telling jokes and learning how to die.



Now the things I've come to know seem so confusin'

It's gettin' hard to tell what's wrong from right

I can't seperate the winners from the losers anymore

And I'm thinking of just giving up the fight.



'Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun

And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry

But we're playin' cards writin' home ain't we hadn't fun

Turning on and learning how to die...