| Song | A Lonely Soldier |
| Artist | Gregory Isaacs |
| Album | Night Nurse: The Best Of |
| [00:00.58] | Gregory Isaacs -UNCLE JOE |
| [00:17.130] | I'm a lonely soldier many miles from home |
| [00:29.450] | With a heart that's heavy and with a will that's wrong |
| [00:41.890] | Behind I left a woman so so dear to me yeah |
| [00:54.140] | Now I'm off to fight a war that |
| [00:58.780] | They say would make me free |
| [01:04.840] | I'm a lonely soldier I'm a lonely soldier |
| [01:17.289] | I'm a lonely lonely lonely lonely soldier (yes I am) |
| [01:23.228] | So won't somebody have mercy on me |
| [01:31.938] | Nice little son call junior smiling |
| [01:38.908] | But with sympathy yeah |
| [01:44.617] | All confused he asked a question |
| [01:48.847] | He said daddy why must this war be |
| [01:57.37] | I tried so very hard yes I did so very hard |
| [02:03.587] | I tried to explain yeah |
| [02:08.307] | But it seems that all I ever been trying |
| [02:13.936] | Lord it all seems to be in vain |
| [02:19.815] | You know lord I'm tired of hearing people crying |
| [02:27.265] | Lord I'm tired of seeing people dying |
| [02:33.514] | But I promise I wait very patiently |
| [02:39.174] | For that sweet voice of liberty |
| [02:44.984] | And no yeah |
| [00:00.58] | Gregory Isaacs UNCLE JOE |
| [00:17.130] | I' m a lonely soldier many miles from home |
| [00:29.450] | With a heart that' s heavy and with a will that' s wrong |
| [00:41.890] | Behind I left a woman so so dear to me yeah |
| [00:54.140] | Now I' m off to fight a war that |
| [00:58.780] | They say would make me free |
| [01:04.840] | I' m a lonely soldier I' m a lonely soldier |
| [01:17.289] | I' m a lonely lonely lonely lonely soldier yes I am |
| [01:23.228] | So won' t somebody have mercy on me |
| [01:31.938] | Nice little son call junior smiling |
| [01:38.908] | But with sympathy yeah |
| [01:44.617] | All confused he asked a question |
| [01:48.847] | He said daddy why must this war be |
| [01:57.37] | I tried so very hard yes I did so very hard |
| [02:03.587] | I tried to explain yeah |
| [02:08.307] | But it seems that all I ever been trying |
| [02:13.936] | Lord it all seems to be in vain |
| [02:19.815] | You know lord I' m tired of hearing people crying |
| [02:27.265] | Lord I' m tired of seeing people dying |
| [02:33.514] | But I promise I wait very patiently |
| [02:39.174] | For that sweet voice of liberty |
| [02:44.984] | And no yeah |