Paradise

<br>[Cadence]<br>I don`t know what I left (I don`t know what I left)<br>But I know it won`t be long (But I know it won`t be long)<br>No it won`t be long (No it won`t be long)<br>`Till I get back home<br><br>They gave me a green uniform and black boots for my feet<br>Eighteen and wild as hell, I thought it would be neat<br>They put me on a plane to some strange and foreign land<br>I said good-bye to mom and dad and hello to Uncle Sam<br><br>[Chorus]<br>Once I was a soldier and not afraid to die<br>Now I`m a little older and not afraid to cry<br>Everyday I`m thankful just to be alive<br>When you`ve been where I`ve been any kind of life<br>Is pradise<br><br>Christmas of eighty-nine was a lonely time for me<br>Panama was probably fine but it was nothing like Tennessee<br>I never thought the day would come when I might have to kill a man<br>I did not sleep a wink that night but we won for Uncle Sam<br><br>[Chorus]<br>Once I was a soldier and not afraid to die<br>Now I`m a little older and not afraid to cry<br>Everyday I`m thankful just to be alive<br>When you`ve been where I`ve been any kind of life<br>Is pradise<br><br>If you`ve been where I`ve been any kind of life<br>Is paradise<br><br>It`s paradise<br>Paradise