Jerusalem

I've crawled through the jungle
And fallen under sniper's fire
And watched my blood run in the mire
Drawn swords in the desert
And from a swift and mighty hand
Watched my blood spill in the sand

I've seen the skies above Jerusalem
Where the fires of war burn holy light
I've seen a child shot down in Belfast
On a Christmas Eve, oh holy night

I've sailed on the oceans
Gibraltar to Corregidor
And watched my blood wash up on shore
Marched high in the mountains
Engaged the enemy at ten below
And watched my blood melting the snow

I've seen the skies above Jerusalem
Where the fires of war burn holy light
I've seen it all tonight in Budapest
While the death squads play, oh holy night

My name doesn't matter
My mama calls me soldier boy
I've learned to search and to destroy
Down here in the trenches
It's man to man and eye to eye
The first to kill is last to die

I've seen the holy land, Jerusalem
And the dirty prisons of Saigon
I've seen the bloody streets of Beirut
And Johannesburg, I've died in each and every one

My name doesn't matter
My mama calls me soldier boy