Boot camp

Sun crackin' asphalt, heat shimmers high

Sweat stings my eyes

Drill sergeant's voice, a thunderin' crack

Ain't no turnin' back

Sixteen weeks on Parris Island

Now I'm a man, standin' tall, understandin'

Devil Dog Blues got a hold of me

Down in San Diego, by the sea

Green recruits marchin', hearts full of dread

Wish I was home in my own bed

Devil Dog Blues, a Marine's lament

Every single day, I repent

MCRD's gates, a concrete divide

Leave your past outside

Every mornin', the same damn grind

Leave your thoughts behind

Rifle in hand, I learn to kill

Against my will

Oh, Lord, I pray, get me through this day

Devil Dog Blues got a hold of me

Down in San Diego, by the sea

Green recruits marchin', hearts full of dread

Wish I was home in my own bed

Devil Dog Blues, a Marine's lament

Every single day, I repent

From the depot I'll never be free

This Marine Corps made me

I used to be soft

Now I'm tough