He grew up in some forgotten midwest town   His mama raised him well   Barely getting by, but he'd be okay   As far as he could tell   Oh, the plant in town closed ten years ago   Now an empty ghost ship stands   For the last nine months he's tried to find a job   But there's nothing to be had      So he signs up to fight for Uncle Sam   It's the only choice he's got   To fight a desert war with another land   Only to find peace or not   He's a moving target in a desperate place   Every day is a twist of fate   Oh, his family wonders if he'll make it home   Knowing his faith's his saving grace      Now he's waking up in a strange land   To face an even stranger day   Brave ones, standing tall   Keep them all out of harms way      Now he's waking up in a strange land   To face an even stranger day   Brave ones, standing tall   Keep them all out of harms way   Keep them all out of harms way   Harms way      Oh, they sent him home to his family   Nursing wounds that no one sees   Certain scents and smells trigger flashback spells   That rewind the tragedy   All these memories hold him prisoner   Cause of the violence he regrets   What was his ticket out is his nightmare now   In a war he can't forget      Now he's waking up in a strange land   To face an even stranger day   Brave ones, standing tall   Keep them all out of harms way      Now he's waking up in a strange land   To face an even stranger day   Brave ones, standing tall   Keep them all out of harms way   Keep them all out of harms way   Harms way