I was an army mechanic I worked with the men I worked on my back I tried to fit in Talked wrenches and ratchets Multi-meters and scales Grease on my face, grease on my hands Grease under my nails
And it was so hard to see Till it attacked But my enemy Wasn’t Iraq
Soldiers bartered and traded That’s the way our world worked Trading favors for favors In the sand and the dirt What I wouldn’t give them They tried to take And when I refused them They made me pay
And it was so hard to see Until it attacked But my enemy Wasn’t Iraq
I stood my ground I didn’t give in I drew a line Again and again When they whistled and whispered When the wind kicked up dust I’d look to the sky, ask the Lord why I have no one to trust?
And it was so hard to see Until it attacked But my enemy Wasn’t Iraq A salute and a wink A little pat on my back My enemy Wasn’t Iraq