[Verse 1]
Four tours deep, overseas in the sand
Gun in my hand, my life in my hands
Writin’ you letters by the firelight glow
“You’re my everything, girl, don’t let me go”
I bled and I sweated and I risked it all
Built a life for us, answered every call
Fought for my country, fought for my wife
Never knew you were endin’ it all with a knife
[Chorus]
While I was overseas, dyin’ a little each day
You were in Clearwater, fuckin’ around with some guy, throwin’ it all away
Destroyin’ the home that I built with my sweat and my blood
Treatin’ me like nothin’ while I was face-down in the mud
I gave you my heart, my soul, every piece that I had
You punished me for nothin’, left me broken and mad
I did nothin’ wrong, stayed true through the fight
You betrayed me completely in the dead of the night
[Verse 2]
Came back from the war, thought the hell was behind
Walked through the door and saw the truth in your eyes
The life that I sacrificed, the risks that I took
You burned it to ashes while I was getting broken and shook
Everything I worked for, everything I gave
You threw it away like it was some kinda game
I loved you so hard, gave you all that I knew
You repaid me with cheating and a heart torn in two
[Bridge]
You ruined my life, you destroyed my heart
Left me here empty, torn all apart
Treated me like shit after all that I gave
Like my love and my loyalty was somethin’ you could just trade
I fought for this country, I fought for our home
You were out there screwin’ around, leavin’ me all alone
I did nothin’ to you, but you punished me still
Now I’m left with the wreckage and a hole that won’t fill
[Final Chorus] (heavier, more screamed on the repeats)
While I was overseas…
You were destroyin’ my world…
I did nothin’ wrong…
You punished me anyway…
[Outro] (slow, bitter, fading with heavy reverb)
Now the war overseas is over, but not the one in my chest
Keeps on fightin’ every day, won’t give me no rest
I gave you my everything, you gave me your back
While I was overseas… you betrayed me and that's a fact
Duncanstein
