Workin’ In The Dirt

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Touched down as a boy in Vietnam Didn't take too long to become a man when I tried to the heal the hurt and scared I wasn't wearin' one, but that was my cross to bear [Verse 2] Always more wounded on their way Out in the jungle, just another day for me Never knew how many I could save But I would try to keep 'em from the grave [Chorus] Soldiers become fathers When they get to come back home Then their sons and their, their daughters Can grow up and havе their own Oh, you won't see me in their family tree Thеre ain't a branch for me reserved But I was mending roots in combat boots To help 'em rise up from the earth While I was workin' in the dirt [Verse 3] I knew I couldn't save 'em all I couldn't help but feel that it was all my fault But there's a forest growin' higher And it's all because some seeds survive the fire Oh yeah [Chorus] Soldiers become fathers When they get to come back home Then their sons and their, their daughters Can grow up and have their own Oh, you won't see me in their family tree There ain't a branch for me reserved But I was mending roots in combat boots To help 'em rise up from the earth While I was workin' in the dirt [Chorus] Soldiers become fathers When they get to come back home And then their sons and their, their daughters Can grow up and have their own Oh, you won't see me in their family tree There ain't a branch for me reserved But I was mending roots in combat boots To help 'em rise up from the earth While I was workin' in the dirt [Outro] While I was workin' in the dirt