

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Boots by the doorway Tan line where my ring should be News on the counter Talking ’bout another war overseas I trace the scar on my knuckle From a fight I didn’t win Thinkin’ ’bout my granddad’s medals Locked in mama’s coffee tin [Chorus] I wanna be a soldier For my little man Teach him how to stand his ground And use his gentle hands Wanna be a fortress For my baby girl Hold her like a prayer In a breaking world If the dark comes closer And the flags all furl I’ll be a soldier For my little man and my baby girl [Verse 2] Son’s got a wooden pistol Drawn-on badge taped to his chest (hey) He says “Daddy Would you miss me If you had to go out west?” Daughter’s in the doorway In her brother’s hand‑me‑down boots Painting stars on the cardboard Where he’s drawn a parachute [Chorus] I wanna be a soldier For my little man Teach him when to hold his fire When to take a stand Wanna be a fortress For my baby girl Tell her she’s a diamond In a rusted world If the night gets louder And the guns all whirl I’ll be a soldier For my little man and my baby girl [Bridge] I don’t need a rifle To walk into the fire Got a bedtime Bible Busted truck And a heart full of wire When the sirens tremble Through this quiet town (oh) I’ll be first to kneel and pray Last to lay my body down [Chorus] I’m gonna be a soldier For my little man Show him how to love like mercy Fight like a gentle man Gonna be a fortress For my baby girl Guard that wild and holy heart From a mean old world If the dark runs deeper And the flags all furl I’ll die a soldier For my little man and my baby girl
Tags
rock, Dusty alt-country groove with tremolo electric and brushed kit; male vocals worn but resolute. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d over fingerpicked acoustic and a moaning pedal steel. Choruses open wider with stacked harmonies and a driving, swampy backbeat, organ pads adding a ghostly gothic-Americana halo around the vocal. Final chorus pushes grit and emotion, then drops to a hushed, haunting tag., country rock, country
4:12
No
1/19/2026