American Soldier

by Toby Keith and Chuck Cannon (2003)

I'm just trying to be a father
Raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at 'em, bright and early
I'm all business in my suit
Yeah, I'm dressed up for success,
from my head down to my boots
I don't do it for money,
there's bills that I can't pay
I don't do it for the glory,
I just do it anyway
Providing for our future's my responsibility
Yeah, I'm real good under pressure,
being all that I can be
And I can't call in sick on Monday
When the weekend's been too strong
I just work straight through the holidays
And sometimes all night long
You can bet that I stand ready
when the wolf growls at the door
Hey, I'm solid, hey, I'm steady,
hey, I'm true down to the core
And I will always do my duty
no matter what the price
I've counted up the cost,
I know the sacrifice
Oh, and I don't want to die for you
But if dyin' asked of me
I'll bear that cross with honor
'Cause freedom don't come free

I'm an American soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand
When liberty's in jeopardy
I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front lines,
sleep in peace tonight
American soldier, I'm an American soldier

I'm just trying to be a father
Raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at 'em, bright and early
I'm all business in my suit
Yeah, I'm dressed up for success,
from my head down to my boots
I don't do it for money,
there's bills that I can't pay
I don't do it for the glory,
I just do it anyway
Providing for our future's my responsibility
Yeah, I'm real good under pressure,
being all that I can be
And I can't call in sick on Monday
When the weekend's been too strong
I just work straight through the holidays
And sometimes all night long
You can bet that I stand ready
when the wolf growls at the door
Hey, I'm solid, hey, I'm steady,
hey, I'm true down to the core
And I will always do my duty
no matter what the price
I've counted up the cost,
I know the sacrifice
Oh, and I don't want to die for you
But if dyin' asked of me
I'll bear that cross with honor
'Cause freedom don't come free

Yeah, I'm an American soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters
I will proudly take a stand
When liberty's in jeopardy
I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front lines,
sleep in peace tonight
American soldier, I'm an American soldier
An American, an American soldier