There was a point in time where I was naïve enough to believe
A lot of the things that I was told, because
There wasn't anyone to tell me otherwise.
It wasn't why I joined the Marines.
No…I joined because I wanted to, and because I suddenly had a family,
And because I couldn't sit around and do nothing.
It was never the way I was, even as a kid. Never could seem to sit still.
You think you see it all sometimes, and then something new pops up,
Because that's just the way the world works.
I went looking for change, came home, settled into this, but now…
It seems like it's all happening all over again, and we're there for good reasons,
But at what costs? This is just…
One of those cases.
Yeah. One of those cases. An all purpose term we use when we can't say anything else.
The questions come to me, because, hey,
I'm the one with the tattoo on my forearm, USMC, anchor, globe and eagle.
I won't deny the time I spent in the service, because I'm proud of it,
No reason for me not to be.
But it's things like this that make me wonder, like any person would,
And the difference is that I'm no longer naïve enough to believe
Every single thing I'm told.
Of course, sometimes it gets to the point where I want to,
'Cause I don't want to have to think of it for myself.
But two cops are in trouble because of a whole bunch of stuff, and
Apparently, it's all the government's fault.
They try to keep these guys safe while they're overseas, and it backfires, and suddenly,
We're the ones dealing with it, and it seems almost wrong, but hey…
The job itself is wrong, but I'm not going anywhere any time soon. It's like I'm stuck.
And they wonder why I have an issue with this.
Of course I'm going to.
These guys, when they come home…
They deserve better than this.
But apparently, out of the lot of us, I'm the only one that sees it that way,
Which is completely wrong, because they're risking their lives, same as us.
The only difference is that what they're doing…isn't supported the same way we are.