THOUSAND MILE EYES

He’s back from a war in a foreign land

He’s seen more than he can understand

Suffering and cruelty was on every hand

Nothing had gone on the way he planned

He’s got thousand mile eyes

He’s seen more in his oh so short life

Carrying his gun, grenade and knife

Than he could tell his parents or wife

He went in the middle of the war’s strife

He saw with thousand mile eyes

He won’t go back to that place of sin

He cannot live on that hard edge again

Being home has been the vision he’s in

No more of war, or death he’s dreamin’

Seen with those thousand mile eyes.

God in Heaven, please forgive them all

The soldiers who were picked to die and fall

The worst is for those who stood so tall

And came back home for their last call

They all have thousand mile eyes

Forgive me if I seem more than a little insane

I’ve been in an evil place that is filled with pain

I’ve traveled so far to escape my soul’s stain

But memories I have still must control my brain

And give me thousand mile eyes.

© Spider ‘03