Lyrics

I'm sending you these letters Across miles and miles of water Tell Stevie that I saw his friend And the mother that I love her Well, I know I haven't been here long And I know it seems much longer But every letter you write back Makes me a little stronger Everybody here has seen as many years as me It's only now they realize what they are here to see So I'll take my pen and I'll write you a note And send it off in a letter And I'll hope that writing these troubles down Will make me feel better One step forward and one step left I raise my gun and I take my aim I'm just a pawn in the government's game The first day I was posted Was the longest I have known I can't believe the bitterness The human heart can show The hatred of another is a blindness in their eyes All I do is stand between them Wondering why One step forward and one step left I raise my gun and I take my aim I'm just a pawn in the government's game Little boy stands with stones in hand And cold eyes of steel I wish I could throw my rifle down And tell him how I feel Well, I know I haven't been here long And I know it seems much longer But every letter you post to me Makes me a little stronger, stronger