Since I was a child I've always loved to sing I told my teacher, it's what I'm going to be And this road I'm on, sketchy it may be Greens chances To beat the odds the devil has for me
And I'm never going to miss a beat 'Cause brother, I'm a soldier No, I'm never going to miss a beat 'Cause I got to be a soldier And in heaven, maybe he Is smiling down on me And behind those doors of my heart I am crying
Epic warfare and spiritual When out of nowhere The black cannonballs Today, we broke down Caught wind of a tragedy In the same hour Tonight, I, I won't sing about this
'Cause I'm never going to miss a beat 'Cause brother, I'm a soldier No, I'm never going to miss a beat 'Cause the Lord made me a soldier And in heaven, maybe he Is smiling down on me But behind those doors of my heart I am crying
And in the end, the life we lead Would it have made a difference In a world unseen? Oh, oh, oh, oh
So we're never going to miss a beat 'Cause brother, we are soldiers Yeah, we're never going to miss a beat 'Cause we got to be soldiers And in heaven, maybe he's Smiling down on me But behind those doors of my heart, I am crying If I said it was easy always, I'd be lying Today, behind those doors of my heart, I am crying If I said it was easy, always I'd be lying But behind the doors of my heart...