Camp Tehr Ohr Lyrics

Desert wind rustles my tent

Reminding me of the bullets spent

It's never quiet -- there's never peace

Gotta rest, calm my mind -- get some sleep

Think about home -- I miss them so

Do they think of me? Do they know?

This nightmare I live within

Every day is fear, death, and mortal sin

I shake, I tremble or relax in a chill

That stiffens my heart

Again tomorrow I must kill

Tomorrow the sun will rise again

Gotta think of something -- not about then

Will I have breakfast with my friends?

Hoping we'll still be alive when the day ends

I'm writing home but what do I say?

The truth and the tales will ruin their day

Gotta let them know I'm still alive and well

In Camp Tehr Ohr one step from Hell

The sun burns my eyes, the sand burns my feet

Through the soles of my combat boots

A desert scorpion seeks my shade

Death is my shadow in a land of no roots

Nothing grows here -- hardly anything there

Why am I here? Why do I care?

The problems of this country -- are they really mine?

Am I solving problems -- or committing a crime?

I've gotta finish my rounds

Can't understand what they say

Gotta stop that barking dog -- giving my position away

As I toss a piece of granola bar the dog comes nearer

Another crumb for the dog diminishes our mutual fear

Crap! Don't follow me -- we're not friends

I just want to keep you quiet until my patrol ends

If I survive Oh Lord just get me home please!

I will spend the rest of my life on bended knees

Thankful to you Oh God please get me home

I don't want to die here with my friends, this dog -- or alone