All A Man Can Do Lyrics - What I Know - Tom Rush

Well it seems so long ago, I took the train to Quanico 

I Kissed my mama, shook my fathers 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 50/50s all you got 

Make each day the best you can, thats 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 50/50s all you got 

Make each day the best you can, thats 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 doesnt seem so long ago, I hitched down to New Mexico 

I kissed my mama, I saw my fathers stone 

Friends are gone or out or touch, but nothing seems to change that much 

The deserts hot the skys still blue, Im getting by still making due 

Take your chances take your shot, cause 50/50s all you got 

Make each day the best you can, thats 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