Good Christian Slodier

Not so long ago in Oklahoma

The son of an Oakie preacher knelt to pray

He said Lo   rd I want to be a Christian soldier just like you

And fight to build a new and better day.

Now many years and miles from Okla homa

That same young Oakie boy still kneels to pray

But he don’t pray to be no Christian soldier anymore

He just prays to make it thru another day.

Cause Lord it’s hard to    be a Christian soldier

when you tote a gun and it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry.

But were playing cards, writing home, having lots of fun,

Telling jokes and learnin’ how to die.

The things I’ve come to know seem so con fusin.

It’s getting hard to tell what’s wrong from right.

I    can’ t separate the winners from the losers anymore

and I’m thinking off just giving up the fight.

Cause Lord it’s hard to be a Christian soldier

when you tote a gun and it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry.

But were playing cards, writing home, having lots of fun,

Turning on and learnin’ how to die.