Sittin´ restless under the moonlight
I know I´m gettin´ ready to kill
They say we´re goin´ in with the daylight
Ma I don´t want to but I will

´Cause I don´t know the man that kills me
And I don´t know these men I kill
I pray to God for my salvation
Wash away the blood I spilled

I try not to think about my family
´Cause it´s a little too much to take
Out here I got me and I got my buddy
We can´t afford even one mistake

Sorry about writin´ on dirty cardboard
It´s the only paper that I could find
Tell everyone I got their letters
Tell everyone I´m doin´ fine

Late at night when I can dream, Ma
I think about life back in the world
I miss you and Dad, I miss sister Sarah
I miss my wife and my baby girl

Pray for me, pray for my soul, Ma
Pray for me and all my sins
They say that I got a job to do now
And I´ll be back when it finally ends

Do you think I should be fighting?
Ma are you proud, are you ashamed
Really I´m tryin´ to do the right thing
I hope my government can say the same

´Cause I won´t know the man that kills me
And I don´t know these men I kill
We all wind up on the same side
´Cause ain´t none of us doin´ God´s will