Capo 1st fret
With the twilight colors fallin' and the evenin' layin' shadows
Hidden memories, come stealin' from my mind
And I feel my own heart beatin' out, the simple joy of livin'
And I wonder how I ever was that kind
But the wild road I was ramblin' was always out there callin'
And you said a hundred times, I should've died
Then you reached down and touched me and lifted me up with you
So I believe it was a road I was meant to ride
Chorus 1:
I'm like a soldier gettin' over the war
I'm like a young man gettin' over his crazy days
Like a bandit gettin' over his lawless ways
I don't have to do that any more
I'm like a soldier gettin' over the war
There are nights I don't remember and pain that's been forgotten
And a lot of things I choose not to recall
There are faces that come to me, in my darkest secret memories
Faces that I wish would not come back at all
But in my dream(s parade of lovers, from the other times and places
There's not one that matters now, no matter who
I'm just thankful for the journey and that I've survived the battles
And that my spoils of victory is you
Chorus 2:
I'm like a soldier gettin' over the war
Like a young man getting over his crazy days
Like a bandit gettin' over his lawless ways
Every day gets better than before
I'm like a soldier gettin' over the war