The Marine

I never knew you as well as I could

Sorry to say I never felt like I should

You were the tragedy

The mess

Still, the one who everyone loved

I was a good soldier too

But not on the battlefield above

And there you lie now, at least part of you

It was lost the moment you pulled the trigger

From city to city you washed away

The mud of a guilt far much bigger

I wish I didn't say those things

I wish I didn't think how I thought

Grandpa always taught me 

To cherish the battles that were fought

For me

And 

The whole world too

I'm sorry to say, Captain

the elixir couldn't cure your blues

Maybe you'll realize it now

Hopefully its not too late

Now that you're hearing it from the one

Who never cared about your fate