Souls of the Departed

歌詞

On the road to Basra stood young Lieutenant Jimmy Bly Detailed to go through the clothes of the soldiers who died Well, at night he dreams he sees their souls rise Like dark geese into the Oklahoma sky This is a prayer for the souls of the departed Those who've gone, left their babies brokenhearted This is a prayer for the souls of the departed Raphael Rodriguez was just seven years old Shot down in a schoolyard by some East Compton Cholo His mamma cries, "My beautiful boy is dead" In the hills the self-made men just sigh and shake their heads This is a prayer for the souls of the departed Those who've gone, left their babies brokenhearted Young lives over before they got started This is a prayer for the souls of the departed Well, tonight as I tuck my own son in bed All I can think of is what if it would've been him instead Want to build a wall so high nothing can burn it down Right here on my own piece of dirty ground Well, I ply my trade in the land of king dollar Where you get paid and your silence passes as honor Where all the hatred and dirty little lies Well, they're written off the books and into decent men's eyes