I'm just trying

to be a father

raise a daughter

and a son

Be a lover

to their mother

everything to

everyone

Up and at 'em

bright and early

I'm all business

in my suit

Yeah, I'm dressed up

for success from

my head down

to my boots

I don't do it

for the money

There's bills

that I can't pay

I don't do it

for the glory

I just do it anyway

Providing for

our future's

my responsibility

Yeah I'm real good

under pressure,

being all that I can be

And I can't call

in sick on Mondays

when the weekend's

been too strong

I just work straight

through the holidays

and sometimes

all night long

You can bet that

I stand ready

when the wolf

growls at the door

Hey I'm solid

hey I'm steady

hey I'm true down

to the core

And I will always

do my duty

no matter what

the price

I've counted up

the cost

I know the sacrifice

Oh, and I don't want

to die for you

but if dying's

asked of me

I'll bear that cross

with honour

'cos freedom

don't come free

I'm an American soldier,

an American

Beside my brothers

and my sisters

I will proudly

take a stand

When liberty's in

jeopardy I will always

do what's right

I'm out here

on the front line

sleep in peace tonight

American soldier

I'm an American soldier

I'm an American soldier,

an American

Beside my brothers

and my sisters

I will proudly

take a stand

When liberty's in

jeopardy I will always

do what's right

I'm out here

on the front line

sleep in peace tonight

American soldier

I'm an American

An American...

an American... soldier