This performance was one where I felt very nervous because I did not have the original soundtrack playing in the background.  I wanted to sing this song because my brother is in the military and I pray he will never suffer from PTSD.  I changed the last line to sing Canadian Soldier, instead of American soldier for my brother.

The song is "A Soldier's Memoir" by Mitch Rossell

Lyrics

Been home about six months now

But I still have my doubts

Well I'm not sure how I got here

Or how I'm gonna get out

My mama says I look the same

As I did before I left

But if she could see inside of me

It would scare her to death

I can still taste the powder

From the barrel of my gun

I can hear my sergeant screaming

"Run, soldier, run"

I can feel the backpack on my shoulders

God it weighed a ton

And I see death in every single thought

They taught me how to put that uniform on

I just can't get it off

Last Saturday they honored us

In a small parade downtown

And when they shot off those fireworks

I nearly hit the ground

And while they smiled and cheered for us

All I could do was stare

Cause part of me is here at home

And part of me is back there

I can still taste the powder

From the barrel of my gun

I can hear my sergeant screaming

"Run, soldier, run"

I can feel the backpack on my shoulders

God it weighed a ton

And I see death in every single thought

They taught me how to put that uniform on

I just can't get it off

Yeah there's no end in sight

'Cause even though I'm home now

I'm still fighting for my life

I can still taste the powder

From the barrel of my gun

I can hear my sergeant screaming

"Run, soldier, run"

I can feel the backpack on my shoulders

God it weighed a ton

And I see death in every single thought

They taught me how to put that uniform on

I just can't get it off

Well the devil's won some battles

And he may win some more

But don't he know the Canadian soldier

Will always win the war.