I remember the day of the soldier
Handsome and wild as can be
Taking a chance on forbidden romance
While plantin' his family tree
Now the soldier, now a little bit older
Hats off to fate as he sailed the sea
And wherever he'd land by making a stand
Made good on this simple decree
Open your heart a plenty
Pass on the love that you can
And with all these words find your freedoms too
For these riches make the soul of a man
For these riches make the soul of a man
The soldier, a little bit older again
A life built on love of the land
He had not the language to tell me
But taught me by showing his hand
So open your heart a plenty
And pass on the love that you can
And with all these words find your freedoms too
For these riches make the soul of a man
For these riches make the soul of a man
The soldier, a lover, a hero
Part of the man that I grew up to be
I thought that he'd live on forevermore
Boy, he sure made a fool out of me
