Not so long ago in Oklahoma
The son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray
He said Lord I wanna be
A Christian soldier just like you
And fight to build a new and better day
Now many years and miles from Oklahoma
That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray
But he don't pray to be
A Christian soldier anymore
He just prays to make it through another day
Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier
When you tote a gun
It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're playing cards and writing home
And having lots of fun
Telling jokes and learning how to die
Things I'm seeing now
Seem so confusing
Lord it's getting hard to tell
What's wrong from right
I can't separate the winners
From the losers anymore
So I'm thinking about
Just giving up the fight
Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier
When you tote a gun
It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're playing cards and writing home
And having lots of fun
Telling jokes and learning how to die