Paradise

I don't know why I left but I know it won't be long No it won't be long, till I get back home They gave me a green uniform and black boots for my feet Eighteen and wild as hell, I thought it would be neat They put me on a plane to some strange and foreign land I said, good bye to mom and dad and hello to Uncle Sam Once I was a soldier not afraid to die But now I'm a little older not afraid to cry Everyday I'm thankful just to be alive When you've been where I've been Any kind of life is paradise Christmas of '89 was a lonely time for me Panama was probably fine but it was nothing like Tennessee I never thought the day would come when I might have to kill a man Did not sleep a wink that night but we won for Uncle Sam Once I was a soldier not afraid to die Now I'm a little older not afraid to cry Everyday I'm thankful just to be alive When you've been where I've been Any kind of life is paradise If you've been where I've been Any kind of life is paradise It's paradise, paradise