Jaxon - Cody Tyler

He said "you deserve better than this"

As the vest slips on my head

Every day's the same old story

But it's why I'm born and bred

Rushing headlong into hellfire

Forget the victory and glory

We've crossed desert, mountain, and mire

Through our enemy's worst fury

 

I never smelled that bomb through all the smoke

We fought and we struggled to stay afloat

 

It's just a job at the end of the day

It's what I've always done

I'm just a tool to win the day

Like a bullet in a gun

It was my duty to heed the call

Charge the fire on your cue

My life's your life, if you should fall

I'll be here right by you

 

They sent us home together

To a new kind of war

I never knew we'd have to weather

A different kind of storm

Long nights you'd wake up crying

Did my best to comfort you

Our family didn't see you suffer

But somehow, I just knew

 

Toe to toe with the devil

You fought those sleepless nights

Crying and screaming like a rebel

Wish I had more bark than bite

You tried to self-medicate

Just tried to readjust

But whiskey can't kill what's inside

It was only me you could trust

 

My ears rang with confusion when I awoke

And I cried when they laid you 'neath that oak

 

It's just a job at the end of the day

It's what I'm born to do

I found out today's the day

When your tour on earth is through

It's my duty to heed the call

Charge the fire on your cue

My life's your life, and now you've fallen

And I'll lay here right by you

I'll lay here right by you

I'll lay here right by you