Like A Soldier

 With the twilight colors falling  And the evening laying shadows  Hidden memories come stealing from my mind  As I feel my own heart beating out  The simple joy of living  I wonder how I ever was that kind  But the wild road I was rambling  Was always out there calling  And they said a hundred times I should have died  Then you reached down and touched me  And lifted me up with you  So I believe they were roads that I was meant to ride |                                        |I’m like a soldier getting over the war    |                                          |Like a young man getting over his crazy days |                                        |Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways |                                |I don’t have to do that any more    |                                     |I’m like a soldier getting over the war  There were nights I don’t remember  And there’s pain that I’ve forgotten  Other things I choose not to recall  There are faces that come to me  In my darkest secret memory  Faces that I wish would not come back at all  But in my dreams parade of lovers  From the other times and places  There’s not one that matters now no matter who  I’m just thankful for the journey  And that I’ve survived the battles  And that my spoils of victory are you |                                        |I’m like a soldier getting over the war    |                                          |Like a young man getting over his crazy days |                                        |Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways |                                  |Every day gets better than before     |                                     |I’m like a soldier getting over the war --------------------