Lyric 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 a Christian soldier anymore
He just prays to make it through another day.

Cause Lord it s hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we re playin cards and writin home and havin lots of fun
Telling jokes and learning how to die.

Things I m seeing now seem so confusin
Lord it s gettin hard to tell what s wrong from right
I can t separate the winners from the losers anymore
So I m thinking bout just giving up the fight.

Cause Lord it s hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we re playin cards and writin home and havin lots of fun
Telling jokes and learning how to die...