Civilian Ways Songtext / Lyric

I hold the cold steel of my rifle as I dream of foreign lands

And I promise myself I will cherish every moment I can

But there's ghosts that follow me around everywhere I am

When I say goodbye, I try to be strong

Now I'm going back to the U.S. where I belong



I ain't never alone, the war seems to follow me home

No longer an active soldier

When I walk down the street

I'm shaking hands with everyone that I meet

And I watch everyone, wondering what they see






Civilian ways are now what's foreign to me

I came off a long tour

I left this place in two-oh-three

May we never forget the sacrifices

My friends made for me



I live in Marysville, out on the county line

And my brother and my mother both visit me all the time

And visions of you are always running right through my mind

We always talk about what we're gonna do when the war is won

We're gonna fix up them old cars and ride them into the sun

When I heard you're no longer with us, man I was done



Civilian ways are now what's foreign to me

I came off a long tour

I left this place in two-oh-three



May we never forget the sacrifices

My friends made for me