STILL A SOLDIER

I lay here today a soldier
I know some don't understand
I will try to explain
So maybe you can

I served my country
For many a year
I retired long ago
The soldier was still here

I put on my uniform
I wore it to foreign lands
The soldier I was 
Is still in the man

I have been a husband, father and friend
To some of you here
But I've been a soldier all along
Even after so many a year

My final salute
I render today
I'm still a soldier
I'm just on my way