Only 19 Years Old

©2019 Henry Nunez / 5050songs Inc (ASCAP)
Release Date: Apr 5, 2019
Produced by Demo My Song®

In a distant land
In a far away shore
I found myself
In the middle of a war

I was trained to fight
And taught how to kill
But I never experienced
Such an evil thrill

You must learn to take aim
Don’t let anyone get away
Gotta lock and load
Don’t let ’em see another day

I was only 19 years old
A kid and nothing more
There, I found myself
In the middle of an awful war

Only 19 years old
So much in life to explore
But I had orders to follow
And a country to die for

I never thought about it
Here now, I must confess
Wasn’t like in the movies
I had the wrong idea, I guess

My heart had become so empty
Felt lost from deep within
Had started to doubt myself
Is this what you really believe in

See, some of us become animals
Others, a bit more than freaks
Go without a hot meal
Or a change of clothes for weeks

I was only 19 years old
A kid and nothing more
There, I found myself
In the middle of an awful war

Only 19 years old
So much in life to explore
But I had orders to follow
And a country to die for

I was fighting more than one war
So much turmoil inside my head
Should I keep fighting my conscience
Or become a Conscientious Objector, instead

Lord, you gave me the answer I needed
You helped me understand
I could still survive this awful war
Without carrying a weapon in my hands

People, you can judge me, all you want
I was there and I could see
Castrations, devastation
With all of which, I did not agreed

I was only 19 years old
A kid and nothing more
There, I found myself
In the middle of an awful war

Only 19 years old
So much in life to explore
I had orders to follow
And a country to die for