Sober Soldier

Lyrics

Salute Intro Even with my own family A lot of 'em just didn't understand addiction Addiction is in everybody's home And it's not to be judged that-- 1st Verse Sober like a soldier on active duty That's how I'm livin' I ain't goin' out like a casualty or a victim Had to rescue my lungs from the Dutchies and Swishers Cut off the shots of Patron to save my kidney and liver This is an inner war for health A lifelong mission I see the victory Discipline will conquer addiction It don't matter if the dope is from the street or prescription My perimeter's secure It's contraband from my system I ain't dippin no shurn(?) I ain't sippin no syrup I ain't killin' myself I love the man in the mirror Had to put out the pot No puff, just pass I ain't judgin' nobody I'm just clearin' my path Certain herbs is useful, it's abuse of my gifts Don't want no crutch on the battlefield I rely on my strength I stay in fightin' condition Focus with positive habits Too many uncles and brothers Fathers and mothers is addicts So I'm a soldier Chorus I gotta be all I can be Temptation gon' come But I'm strong, not weak No I won't be a victim Imma stand on my feet No retreat, no surrender I accept no defeat I'm a soldier I gotta be all I can be Temptation gon' come But I'm strong, not weak No I won't be a victim Imma stand on my feet No retreat, no surrender I accept no defeat I'm a soldier Verse 2 I'm a dopeboy's nightmare Young, clean and just don't need a hit No cocaine or no needle fix Breakin' the cycle, gotta be your own leadership So I just say "No" when friends pass me the spliff Daily it's a uphill battle It's not a easy trip Learnin' from mistakes in the past So not to be at risk Already high off life I don't need a lift Still I know the haters is watchin' Wantin' me to slip When you make a positive change people will judge you Some will take it personal But don't let it budge you Fight on like a Vietnam vet Quittin' heroin My PT's my anti-drug It's my medicine I stay on my discipline Strivin' for excellence Shinin' like a new recruit boots in his regimen Through every struggle I come out a better man I slip before But I vow, "Never again." I'm a soldier Salute Chorus I gotta be all I can be Temptation gon' come But I'm strong, not weak No I won't be a victim Imma stand on my feet No retreat, no surrender I accept no defeat I'm a soldier I gotta be all I can be Temptation gon' come But I'm strong, not weak No I won't be a victim Imma stand on my feet No retreat, no surrender I accept no defeat I'm a soldier Outro Even if a person has never had a problem with addiction Um, everybody has had things they've had to deal with There are those of us that struggle with our weight on a regular basis There are those of us that struggle with other things that we know that are dangerous for us, or not healthy, not healthy for us Lack of exercise, and other things that we, that we should be doing, that we're not doing to take care of ourselves And what I would say to people who, uh, are out there that don't really understand uh, that recovery is possible, or don't understand addiction--Please see it from this perspective: Understand that you yourself have some uh, challenges, no matter what your walk of life is. But there are people that have been through the pains of addiction People can actually abstain from alcohol and other drugs and more than that, actually live lives of sobriety and success I make a oath