crazy old soldier

i've had fame and fortune

and women come knock on my door

i've lived to the limit

maybe a little bit more

there are so many stories

of how i got out of control

some say it's a woman

and some say

it's just my troubled soul

like a crazy old soldier

fighting a war on my own

just me and the whiskey

and the bottles are ten thousand strong

why'd you think i'd give up?

as many times as i've been hit

but like a crazy old soldier

i just didn't know when to quit

bar rooms and bed rooms

just faces and places and names

one's for the pleasure

and lord knows

one's for the pain

i've tried to forget her

and all of the things that we've done

but as long as there's memories

i'll never hang up my guns

like a crazy old soldier

fighting a war on my own

just me and the whiskey

and the bottles are ten thousand strong

why you know you'd think i'd give it all up?

as many times as i've been hit

but like a crazy old soldier

i just don't know when to quit

like some crazy old soldier

i never did know when to quit