[Verse 1]:
He was 25, had a child two years old
He never let get cold, but now his story unfolds

Enlisted in the Army Reserves right after high school
His friends were cool, his family called him a fool
He's heard it all before, but now he's on [?]

He hears George Bush declare war in Iraq
Now he's paranoid, shaking down to his core
He never thought in his life time, he'd go to war

Thinking about his baby, his family, and his girl
Inside his own world to watch his life unfurl
He gets the letter, three weeks later in the mail

He thinks to himself it's either this or go to jail
He quits his job, kisses his girl goodbye
"Raise my boy right. I'll be back, so don't you cry."

On his ways overseas, but blinded but can't see
He thinks to himself God walks beside me


[Chorus 1]:
Blind but he can't see
Thinks to himself, God walks beside me

Blind but he can't see
Thinks to himself, God walks beside me


[Verse 2]:
He kills, murders the people without hesitating
Inside his mind, he's back on the Reservation

Remembering of times chilling out with his friends
He thinks to himself, when will this war end
He got a letter post mark December 22

It was from his girl saying, "Sorry, but I'm leaving you
Your son needs a father to show him right from wrong.
You've been gone for way too long, so stay strong."

He's been gone for 4 years, so he chokes back his tears
His world crushed, he no longer has fears
He sits on the ground alone and contemplates

As his mind fills full with hate, he looks forward to the day
Four more months, and he's finally going home
And he still sits alone with a face craved of stone

He fell from paradise, now his thoughts are black
And we wonders why God let his world collapse


[Chorus 2]:
Now his thoughts are black
Wonders why God let his world collapse

Now his thoughts are black
Wonders why God let his world collapse


[Verse 3]:
Back on the Rez, his four year tour is over
Now every time you see him, he's never sober

All his frustration and pain is collecting
He never speaks to no one until his bottle is empty
A veteran, but he wishes they never chose him

Because now he's a drunk, and his family disowns him
Checked himself into numerous clinics
Tried to win it, tried his hardest, but he still couldn't quit it

Sold his Purple Heart to get booze and cigarettes
Now he stands at the post office waiting for checks
And he constantly stands outside when it rains

His pain is too great and he can't hide his shame
He watches in the back as his son grows bigger
Finally puts the gun in his mouth and pulls the trigger

More brave dreams that are rekindled from ashes
Now he spreads wings over all that he passes


[Chorus 3]:
Brave dreams that are rekindled from ashes
Now he spreads wings over all that he passes

Brave dreams that are rekindled from ashes
Now he spreads wings over all that he passes