V1
92 to 94 percent of you f****** fall short
cause only 6 to 8 is or has ever been a soldier before
sure its cute to imitate our likeness
and never go to war
but the closest you've been to in theatres
with your b**** and some popcorn p****
im trying to believe you
and everything yall telling me
but I have seen soldiers first hand
and its not what yall sellin me
so could you please
pull your brand from the shelf
and anymore songs identifying you with me
keepem to yourself
cause though you may have stood behind us
you aint never stood wit us
cause I aint never seen you on the blocks here
when them ambushes hit us
and please don't think
just cause you bought some fatigues
and run around with your little guns
playing war back home in the streets
that you could ever in any lifetime
be a reflection of me
cause I have deployed to go war
and you aint got the b**** to leave
so for me could you please
shut the f*** up
and let me know when your done on my d***
so I can zip my pants back up
chorus
walk a mile in my boots
you couldn't make it
sure you all soldiers at home
but out here you cant fake it
that's why yall aint here
aint it
its just easier to act
hard on credit than it is to make a payment
but I got my receipts
no balance due on my statement
and yall got to love me
hear the music and I face it
its too easy to bluff a hand
and never have to play it
so no yall are not soldiers
just cause yall say it
v2
look, im hearing some things
right now that I don't like at all
cause according to destiny's child
aint none of us here soldiers at all
and the whole country right now
they just in love with that song
but I aint hear emsay nothing
but keep using the word soldier wrong
and I've been thru too much here
for yall to use the term so lightly
and these mofuckers they are describing
they are nothing like me
but im glad they marketing strategy
worked while we here dying
had to now that song ed sell
s*** why the f*** else would they write it
or was it written before we deployed
and they just retitled it
turning a garbage song to a hit
increasing their entitlement
or maybe I aint got no taste
or idea what a soldier is
and maybe their description is dead on
and I aint here going thru s***
maybe these mofuckers at home
being soldiers is real s***
and maybe im wrong and to be a soldier
you aint gotta do s***
but sit on your a**
and let somebody else pray those rpg's miss
or when your country goes to war
just lay down like a b****
chorus
v3
it's a lot a talk about where yall from
and who that makes you
sellin yourself as the hardest f*****
in the world no thank you
sure you hard on your block
but these streets ed break you
here its brand name thugs
and yall some off brand ganstas
wanna be soldiers
follow me I'll take you
to see some marines in fallujah
and I hope you make it
or come visit my theatre
s*** I'll show you some places
but I really don't think
that yall wanna go where I'll take you
straight to the s***tiest
city on a map
where you was probably better off
shootin yourself for we left
but yall mofuckers so hard
you cant be worried bout that
s*** yall ed probably hold down
sadr city all by yourselves
the truth is
I don't hink its enough towels
Cause yall ed throwem all in
For I could show yall around p****
And im wonderin
Who yall gone let f*** yall now
Hardest soldiers in America
And yall all layin down
The f*** happened
Thought yall was ready for war
At least that's what every word outta your mouth
Said you was but
let yall tell it
and anythings possible
when the closest yall been to war
is only 6,000 miles
come on now
yall cant be serious
and please tell me its more to yall
than just smoke and mirrors
I wanna believe you
And everything yall telling me
But again, I've seen soldiers first hand
And its not what yall selling me.
Chorus
92 to 94 percent of you f****** fall short
cause only 6 to 8 is or has ever been a soldier before
sure its cute to imitate our likeness
and never go to war
but the closest you've been to in theatres
with your b**** and some popcorn p****
im trying to believe you
and everything yall telling me
but I have seen soldiers first hand
and its not what yall sellin me
so could you please
pull your brand from the shelf
and anymore songs identifying you with me
keepem to yourself
cause though you may have stood behind us
you aint never stood wit us
cause I aint never seen you on the blocks here
when them ambushes hit us
and please don't think
just cause you bought some fatigues
and run around with your little guns
playing war back home in the streets
that you could ever in any lifetime
be a reflection of me
cause I have deployed to go war
and you aint got the b**** to leave
so for me could you please
shut the f*** up
and let me know when your done on my d***
so I can zip my pants back up
chorus
walk a mile in my boots
you couldn't make it
sure you all soldiers at home
but out here you cant fake it
that's why yall aint here
aint it
its just easier to act
hard on credit than it is to make a payment
but I got my receipts
no balance due on my statement
and yall got to love me
hear the music and I face it
its too easy to bluff a hand
and never have to play it
so no yall are not soldiers
just cause yall say it
v2
look, im hearing some things
right now that I don't like at all
cause according to destiny's child
aint none of us here soldiers at all
and the whole country right now
they just in love with that song
but I aint hear emsay nothing
but keep using the word soldier wrong
and I've been thru too much here
for yall to use the term so lightly
and these mofuckers they are describing
they are nothing like me
but im glad they marketing strategy
worked while we here dying
had to now that song ed sell
s*** why the f*** else would they write it
or was it written before we deployed
and they just retitled it
turning a garbage song to a hit
increasing their entitlement
or maybe I aint got no taste
or idea what a soldier is
and maybe their description is dead on
and I aint here going thru s***
maybe these mofuckers at home
being soldiers is real s***
and maybe im wrong and to be a soldier
you aint gotta do s***
but sit on your a**
and let somebody else pray those rpg's miss
or when your country goes to war
just lay down like a b****
chorus
v3
it's a lot a talk about where yall from
and who that makes you
sellin yourself as the hardest f*****
in the world no thank you
sure you hard on your block
but these streets ed break you
here its brand name thugs
and yall some off brand ganstas
wanna be soldiers
follow me I'll take you
to see some marines in fallujah
and I hope you make it
or come visit my theatre
s*** I'll show you some places
but I really don't think
that yall wanna go where I'll take you
straight to the s***tiest
city on a map
where you was probably better off
shootin yourself for we left
but yall mofuckers so hard
you cant be worried bout that
s*** yall ed probably hold down
sadr city all by yourselves
the truth is
I don't hink its enough towels
Cause yall ed throwem all in
For I could show yall around p****
And im wonderin
Who yall gone let f*** yall now
Hardest soldiers in America
And yall all layin down
The f*** happened
Thought yall was ready for war
At least that's what every word outta your mouth
Said you was but
let yall tell it
and anythings possible
when the closest yall been to war
is only 6,000 miles
come on now
yall cant be serious
and please tell me its more to yall
than just smoke and mirrors
I wanna believe you
And everything yall telling me
But again, I've seen soldiers first hand
And its not what yall selling me.
Chorus