Good Christian Soldier Lyrics - The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection - Kris Kristofferson

Not so long ago in Oklahoma the son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray 

He said Lord I want to be a Christian soldier just like you 

And fight to build a new and better day 

Now many years and miles from Oklahoma 

That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray 

But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier anymore 

He just prays to make it through another day 

'Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun 

And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry 

But we're playin' cards writin' home havin' lots of fun 

Telling jokes and learning how to die 

Now the things I've come to know seem so confusin' 

It's gettin' hard to tell what's wrong from right 

I can't separate the winners from the losers anymore 

And I'm thinking of just giving up the fight 

'Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun 

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And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry 

But we're playin' cards writin' home ain't we hadn't fun 

Turning on and learning how to die 

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