Military Man - Gary Moore

Written by：Phil Lynott

Mama take a look at your boy

He's a military man

Papa take a look at your boy

He's crying

Papa take a look at your boy

He's a soldier

Mama take a look in his eyes

They're colder

Papa take a look at your boy

He's a military man

Mama take a look at your boy

He's dying

Papa take a look at your boy

He's fighting

Mama take a look at your boy

He's frightened

They have trained your boy to kill

And kill some day he will

They have trained your boy to die

And ask no questions why

Papa take a look at your boy

Take a look at your boy

Take a look at your boy

He's a killer

Yeah

Mama take a look at your boy

Take a look at him now

Take a look at your boy

He's a soldier he's colder

He's older mama

Mama take a look at your boy

Obey the order

Mama take a look at your boy

Like a lamb to slaughter

They have trained your boy to kill

And kill some day he will

They have trained your boy to die

And ask no questions why

One day I will write for you a lovesong

Mother

As the children say

I love you please hold me

And you and I

We will live our life together

Until that day when we die

I will love you mother

I will always love you

I am writing from this war

Oh mama

I don't know what I'm fighting for

And have you seen my children

God bless them kiss them

And tell them that I miss them

See I'm frightened in the dark

Mama mama

The blood is ankle deep

They have trained your boy to kill

And kill someday he will

They have trained your boy to die

Papa take a look at your boy

Take a look at your boy

Take a look at your boy

He's marching

He's a soldier

Oh mama

Oh mama

He's on the street

He's marching to the backbeat