Well it seems so long ago, I took the train to Quanico I Kissed my mama, shook my father's hand I was just a raw recruit, dressed up in my soldier suit Fresh and young without a clue, what I thought a man should do Take your chances take your shot, cause 50/50's all you got Make each day the best you can, that's a line I understand Live each moment like your last, cause life goes by you so damn fast Make a promise and keep it true cause that is all a man can do I took my engine made of steel, I walked it through the killing fields I took the time to say a prayer or two, I made some friends along the way, some returned some had to stay And some of us could bear the pain, but some were never quite the same Take your chances take your shot, cause 50/50's all you got Make each day the best you can, that's a line I understand Live each moment like your last, cause life goes by you so damn fast Make a promise and keep it true cause That is all a man can do It doesn't seem so long ago, I hitched down to New Mexico I kissed my mama, I saw my father's stone Friends are gone or out or touch, but nothing seems to change that much The desert's hot the sky's still blue, I'm getting by still making due Take your chances take your shot, cause 50/50's all you got Make each day the best you can, that's a line I understand Live each moment like your last, cause life goes by you so damn fast Make a promise and keep it true, cause that is all a man can do Make a promise and keep it true, cause that is all a man can do