told you i was joining the army had no excuse seemed the right thing to do and you called me a fool said i d come back mean and cruel i said i just wanted to make my grandfather proud even though he s not around been gone since i was thirteen i m still worried what he d think about me playing this guitar just ain t gonna cut it for long i mean singing these songs don t compare to what he did over there need to prove i can carry my share take on my own load to bear to me it all seems fair