Sittin' restless under the moonlight   I know I'm gettin' ready to kill   They say we're goin' in with the daylight   Ma I don't want to but I will      'Cause I don't know the man that kills me   And I don't know these men I kill   I pray to God for my salvation   Wash away the blood I spilled      I try not to think about my family   'Cause it's a little too much to take   Out here I got me and I got my buddy   We can't afford even one mistake   Prt   Sorry about writin' on dirty cardboard   It's the only paper that I could find   Tell everyone I got their letters   Tell everyone I'm doin' fine      Late at night when i can dream, Ma   I think about life back in the world   I miss you and Dad, I miss sister Sarah   I miss my wife and my baby girl      Pray for me, pray for my soul, Ma   Pray for me and all my sins   They say I got a job to do now   And I'll be back when it finally ends      Do you think I should be fighting   Ma are you proud are you ashamed   Here I am tryin' to do the right thing   I hope my government can say the same      'Cause I don't know the man that kills me   And I don't know these men I kill   We all end up on the same side   'Cause ain't none of us doin' God's will