Maybe I've got some things to learn I'll wait before I return These hard times that are yet to come Mama said, "It is my concern" I feel for the lonely soldier That fights but never wins I feel for the lonely soldier That fights but never wins There's a part of me that wants to find out Takes my breath, it's hard to believe In times like this, so many heads are turned Mama said, "It is my concern" I feel for the lonely soldier That fights but never wins I feel for the lonely soldier That fights Night falls out here, gunshots ring out loud In a flash of light, a young man, he's cut down I ask myself tonight, why they continue to fight And no one ever wins? I feel for the lonely soldier That fights but never wins I feel for the lonely soldier That fights but never wins I feel for the lonely soldier That fights but never wins I feel for the lonely soldier That fights When will it end?