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Listen old soldier wherever you are |
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The hills or the valleys come near or come far |
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They say youth is a treasure we waste when we're young |
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So come down from that place where your medals are hung |
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You're forever returning and yearning to fight |
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And you feel just like an old soldier tonight |
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Listen old soldier 'cause time doesn't wait |
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The moon's on your shoulder and the hour is late |
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And something there inside still calls out to you |
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And you won't fade away whatever you do |
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You're forever beginning barely winning the fight |
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You feel just like an old soldier tonight |
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You're not getting no younger that much is true now |
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But you still got that hunger burning in you now |
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So what do you do now? |
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(What do you do now?) |
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Listen old soldier to the sound in your ears |
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Of too many battles of too many years |
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But there's only one thing you've learned in defeat |
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That losing is bitter and victory is sweet |
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Yeah you're always unraveling traveling light |
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And you feel just like an old soldier tonight |
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You feel just like an old soldier tonight |
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(That's right) |
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Just an old soldier |