[ti:american soldier] [ar:toby keith] [al:] [offset:500] American Soldier Lyrics [00:17.47]I'm just trying to be a father [00:20.47]Raise a daughter and a son [00:23.11]Be a lover to their mother [00:25.93]Everything to everyone [00:28.89]Up and at 'em, bright and early [00:31.65]I'm all business in my suit [00:34.86]Yeah, I'm dressed up for success [00:37.64]From my head down to my boots [00:40.28] [00:40.84]I don't do it for the money [00:43.59]There's bills that I can't pay [00:46.50]I don't do it for the glory [00:49.35]I just do it anyway [00:52.32]Providing for our future's my responsibility [00:57.98]Yeah I'm real good under pressure [01:00.85]Being all that I can be [01:03.82] [01:04.12]And I can't call in sick on Mondays [01:06.78]when the weekends been too strong [01:09.56]I just work straight through the holidays [01:12.85]And sometimes all night long [01:15.48]You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door [01:21.19]Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core [01:26.38] [01:27.02]And I will always do my duty no matter what the price [01:32.84]I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice [01:38.56]Oh, and I don't want to die for you [01:41.92]but if dyin's asked of me [01:44.59]I'll bear that cross with honor [01:47.42]'cause freedom don't come free [01:49.97] [01:50.77]I'm an American soldier, an American [01:56.18]beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand [02:02.09]when liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right [02:07.77]I'm out here on the front lines [02:11.01]Sleep in peace tonight [02:14.11]American soldier, I'm an American soldier [02:25.87] [02:36.44]Yeah, an American soldier, an American [02:42.78]beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand [02:48.63]when liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right [02:54.46]I'm out here on the front lines [02:57.96]So Sleep in peace tonight [03:01.16]American soldier, I'm an American [03:12.43]An American, an American soldier