Fragile Soldiers

Written: 1993
Released: Unreleased

In the body of a man a child stands
On bent and tired legs
With a mumbled word and an outstretched hand
And a nervous smile he begs
Yet he would fight
Like you and me
His battles daily but
A fragile soldier he
And how when love leaves us cold
We beg any chance at all
For standing face to face with love
Fragile soldiers all

He stands alone in his lost world
His soul forever young
But he feels the wind and he feels the rain
As keen as anyone
And he would fight
Like you and me
His battles daily but
A fragile soldier he
And how when life leaves us cold
We beg God's to hear our call
For standing face to face with death
Fragile soldiers all

And silent judges judge with every step
This hand that fate has played
More anaethetized than civilized
This country we have made
Yet he would fight
Like you and me
His battles daily but
A fragile soldier he
And how when the wind leaves us cold
We should feel so very small
For standing face to face with him
Fragile soldiers all

© Philip Jeays 1993