Deployed and Destroyed

He only calls when he’s in jail
Thinks I have money for his bail
I still love you we’re still friends
But I can’t bail you out again
Twenty-six and a homeless Vet
Told me all this on the day we met
I still love you we’re still friends
But I can’t calm you down again
You’d believe in angels if you heard him sing
He’s got a gift only hardships bring
He’s been called a man since he was a boy
Fought for Uncle Sam and they left him
Deployed destroyed
He’s from a small town in the south
A town he dreamed of getting out
He loved his mother loved his pa
But longed to see more than he saw
The troops they came down to his school
To make sure their front lines stayed full
He loved his mother loved his pa
But had to join cos duty called
You’d believe in angels if you heard him sing
He’s got a gift only hardships bring
He’s been called a man since he was a boy
Fought for Uncle Sam and they left him
Deployed destroyed