i'm wanderin' these streets alone
they don't feel like home
this once hallowed ground
feels like a ghost town now
i'm on the street corner every day
and at night i drink it away
this flask that saved my life
might be the death of me
ain't no man in this city
will take a chance on me
the color of my skin is all they see
i was a hero when i came home
now no one seems to know
and this medal that i received,
it means nothing to me
i keep readin' my momma's prayer
but i find nothin' there that makes any sense to me
her god is no more than a thief

i'm gonna pack up
i'm gonna leave on a train car headin' north bound
with my lost hope, i'm gonna get out
carry burdens, carry my guilt
i'm gonna leave

poor young soul that died in vain
every soldier lost in this country's name
my guilt, and my shame
no pride and no name
just burdens