Out in the desert there’s a soldier lying dead
Vultures pecking the eyes out of his head
Another day that could have been me there instead
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
You hit the booby trap and you’re in pieces
With every bullet your risk increases
Old Ali Baba, he’s a different species
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
I’m dead meat in my Humvee Frankenstein
I hit the road block, somehow I never hit the mine
The dice rolled and I got lucky this time
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
I’ve got a wife, a kid, another on the way
I might get home if I can live through today
Before I came out here I never used to pray
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s in a bad mood, Dad’s got the blues
It’s someone else’s mess that I didn’t choose
At least we’re winning on the Fox Evening News
Nobody loves me here
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dawn Patrol went out and didn’t come back
Hug the wire and pray like I told you, Mac
Or they’ll be shovelling bits of you into a sack
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
And who’s that stranger walking in my dreams
And whose that stranger cast a shadow ‘cross my heart
And who’s that stranger, I dare speak his name
Must be old Death a-walking
Must be old Death a-walking
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
7 muzzle monkeys standing in a row
Standing, waiting for The Sandbox to blow
Sitting targets in the wild west show
Nobody loves me here
Nobody loves me here
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Another angel got his wings this week
Charbroiled with his own Willie Pete
Nobody’s dying if you speak double-speak
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
Dad’s Gonna Kill Me
I'm amazed at the people who are cussin' Thompson for writing this song. If anything he's expressing what these soldiers went through. If questioning the integrity of the governments or a badly biased media is traitorous then the guys who came up with the acronyms "FUBAR" and "SNAFU" would be considered to be traitors as they came up with these during war time to describe how bad things were. If anyone should be on the hot seat it should be the people who suckered into this war. Two chickenhawks named Bush and Cheney. Both were draft dodgers during Viet Nam and both are closely tied to the oil industry. That's who you go after, not RT. He's doing his usual wonderful job of showing things for what they really are.
Man. This song gives me crazy goosebumps. Every. Single. Time. Breaks my heart yeah, but it says so much about resiliency and strength too. As a vet wife, and someone whose friends are all mostly married to veterans too -- I can relate all too well. Beautiful song; so glad to have discovered his music (late to the game but better late than never).
Every time I come across something like this it reminds me how much good music is out there that I miss because I mostly listen to the radio. Thank you internet.
Found Richard Thompson due to SOA. Listened to the rest of his music and I'm hooked. His performance on the BBC's acoustic sessions is fantastic. Richard's a genius.