Universal soldier
He's five foot-two, and he's six feet-four
He fights with missiles and with spears
He's all of 31, and he's only 17
Been a soldier for a thousand years
He's a Christian, a Hindu, an Atheist, a Jain
A Buddhist, and a Muslim, and a Jew
And he knows he shouldn't kill
And he knows he always will
Kill you for me, my friend, and me for you
And he's fighting for Palestine
He's fighting for Israel
He's fighting for the U.S.A
And he's fighting for the Russians
And he's fighting for Iraq
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way
And he's fighting for Democracy
He's fighting for his soul
He says "It's for the peace of all"
He's the one who must decide who's to live and who's to die
And he never sees the writing on the wall
But without him, how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone
He's the one who gives his body as a weapon of the war
And without him all this killing can't go on, go on
He's the universal soldier
And he really is to blame
His orders come from far away no more
They come from here and there, and you and me
And brother, can't you see?
This is not the way we put the end to war
No
I love you, baby, ain't gonna lie
Without you, darling, I can't be satisfied
If things are going wrong for you
You know it hurts me too
You know it hurts me too
But if baby puts his hand in mine
I got something to tell you that'll change your mind
If things are going wrong for you
You know it hurts me too
I love you, baby, ain't gonna lie
Without you, darling, I can't be satisfied
If things are going wrong for you
You know it hurts me too
You know it hurts me too
You know it hurts me too