Make It Funky
Pete Lyrics

Halfway around the world tonight
A soldier is far away from home and in a foreign land

In a strange and foreign land
The soldier is not accustomed to the country or its customs

A soldier packs his memories
The soldier is leaving Afghanistan and packing up his personal belongings

As he leaves Afghanistan
The soldier is departing from Afghanistan

And back home, they don't know too much
The people back home lack knowledge about the soldier's experiences

There's just no way to tell
It is impossible to relay the full story of the war to people who were not present

I guess you had to be there
The true experience of the war can only be understood if a person was present in the warzone

For to know that war was hell
Only those present in the warzone can truly understand the horrors of war

And there won't be any victory parades
Returning soldiers will not receive any celebratory parades

For those that's coming back
The soldiers returning home will not have any public recognition

They'll fly them in at midnight
Returning soldiers will be brought back to their home country during the night

And unload the body sacks
The soldiers who have died will be transported back to their home country in body bags

And the living will be walking down
Returning soldiers will face a long and difficult journey to readjust to civilian life

A long and lonely road
The journey for returning soldiers can be a lonely and challenging one

Because nobody seems to care these days
There is a lack of public support or appreciation for returning soldiers

When a soldier makes it home
Returning soldiers are not shown the respect and honor they deserve

They'll say it wasn't easy
The difficulties and struggles of returning soldiers are often overlooked

Just another job, well done
Returning soldiers are often viewed as simply doing their duty, without much gratitude

As the government in Kabul falls
The Afghan government is unstable and unsafe

To the sounds of rebel guns
The country is ravaged by war and civil unrest

And the faces of the comrades
The soldiers often lose their friends and colleagues in the war

Being blown out of the sky
There are often fatal combat experiences where soldiers die instantly due to explosions or gunfire

Leaves you bitter with the feeling
The war and loss of life leaves a lasting bitter feeling

That they didn't have to die
Many soldiers feel that the war was unnecessary and futile

In a strange and foreign land
The soldier is once again in an unfamiliar country

A soldier unpacks memories
The soldier is opening up his memories of his service in Vietnam

That he saved from Vietnam
The soldier has kept his memories of the war in Vietnam safe

And there wasn't any big parades
The soldiers returning from Vietnam did not receive the same recognition and gratitude as other soldiers

For those that made it back
The soldiers who returned home safely did not receive parades or celebrations

They flew them in at midnight
Returning soldiers from Vietnam were brought in during an uneventful time

And unloaded all the sacks
The soldiers who were killed in Vietnam were brought back to their home country in body bags

And the living were left walking down
Returning soldiers were left to deal with the aftermath of the war on their own

The night is coming quickly
The time for the soldier to leave is fast approaching

And the stars are on their way
As the sky becomes dark, the stars appear

As I stare into the evening
The soldier is looking out into the night

Looking for the words to say
The soldier is struggling to express his emotions and experiences

That I saw the lonely soldier
The soldier recounts his experience of seeing a fellow soldier who was isolated and feeling alone

Just a boy that's far from home
The soldier is young and far from his home country

And I saw that I was just like him
The soldier realizes that he too is experiencing the same struggles as his comrade

While upon this earth I roam
The soldier reflects on his time spent on Earth, away from his home country

And there may not be any big parades
The soldier is aware that he may not receive any recognition for his service

If I ever make it back
The soldier is unsure if he will even return home safely

As I come home under cover
Returning soldiers are often hidden or kept away from the public eye

Through a world that can't keep track
The world is so busy that it cannot keep up with or acknowledge the experiences of returning soldiers

Of the heroes who have fallen
Soldiers who died during service are often viewed as heroes

Let alone the ones who won't
The struggles of returning soldiers are often ignored, let alone the soldiers who died during service

Which is why nobody seems to care
The general public often fails to recognize the sacrifices made by soldiers

When a soldier makes it home
Returning soldiers often face a lack of support or recognition for their service