Universal Soldier

Lyrics

[Verse 1] He's five-foot two, he's six-feet four He fights with missiles and with spears He's all of 31 And he's only 17 He's been a soldier for a thousand years [Verse 2] He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Zen A Buddhist, a Baptist and a Jew He knows he shouldn't kill But he knows he always will Kill you my friend for me and me for you [Verse 3] He's fighting for Canada, he's fighting for France He's fighting for the USA He's fighting for the Russians And he's fighting for Japan And he thinks he'll put an end to war that way [Verse 4] He's fighting for democracy, he's fighting for the reds He says it's for the peace of all He's the one that must decide Who's to live and who's to die And he never sees the writing on the wall [Verse 5] But without him how could Hitler have condemned them at Dachau? Without him Caesar would have stood alone He's the one who gives his body As a weapon of the war And without him all this killing can't go on [Verse 6] Yes, he is a universal soldier and he really is to blame His orders come from far away no more They come from him and you and me And brother can't you see This is not the way to put an end to war?