Harry Nilsson Old Forgotten Soldier Lyrics

Old Forgotten Soldier Lyrics

Reaching for a butterfly

Old soldiers never die

And the gun against their shoulder

Well, it gets a little older

And just like that old shoulder

It just gets put away

Well, I'm an old, forgotten soldier

Since they put an end to war

And I like to tell my story

But you don't wanna hear about the war



I'm an old, forgotten campaign hero

Left without a cause

Because, they took away my wars

I'm an old, forgotten railroad

A broken, lonely ammo-train

And my rusty ammunition

Has been left out in the rain



I'm an old, forgotten part-time doughboy

I tried to save the world

The world was round

We fired around

Heard all around the world



I'm an old, forgotten campaign hero

Left without a cause

Because, they took away my wars

I'm an old, forgotten railroad

A broken, lonely ammo-train

And my rusty ammunition

Has been left out in the rain