craig morgan
paradise
I don't know why I left (I don't know why I left) But I know it won't be long (But I know it won't be long) No, it won't be long (No, it won't be long) Til I get back home They gave me a green uniform And black boots for my feet 18 and wild as hell I thought it would be neat They put me on a plane To some strange foreign land I said goodbye to Mom and Dad And hello to Uncle Sam [Chorus] Once I was a soldier Not afraid to die But now I'm a little older And not afraid to cry Every day I'm thankful Just to be alive When you've been where I've been Any kind of life Is paradise Christmas of '89 Was a lonely time for me Panama was prob'ly fine But it was nothin' like Tennessee Never thought the day would come When I might have to kill a man I did not sleep a wink that night But we won for Uncle Sam [Chorus] If you've been where I've been Any kind of life Is paradise It's paradise Paradise