Every soldier comes back changed...(long, but good.)

Yes, I signed up for it,
Yes, I know That you are mad,
Please just try to understand,
And quit feeling so sad.

I know what you want me to say,
I'm sorry, but I won't,
Yes, I know you think I have regrets,
I'm sorry, but I don't.

I'm leaving today,
And I came to say goodbye,
I'll be back soon enough,
So darling, please don't cry.

I know you want me to stay,
But I know I have to go,
You ask again if I have regrets,
The answer is still No.

I got my hair cut today,
And my uniform is grand,
I even got my gun, I tell you,
But you still don't understand.

I went to battle today,
It was so horrid I didn't want to see,
I am beginning to see why,
You didn't want this for me.

I keep moving on though,
Because I see other's die,
It's hard to keep on fighting,
But, I know I have to try.

I think of how it used to be,
And how I want it back,
The enemy shoots blindly,
But I still do not attack.

I can't will myself to do it,
Though, I have a daughter and a son,
They need raised by 2 parents,
You can't be the only one.

I quickly shot a bullet,
I saw the man fall down,
I can't believe I killed someone,
My knees fall to the ground.

So, ask me if I have regrets,
Well, this time I do,
I can't see anything but the people I killed,
I wish I'd never left you.

Every time I see you, baby,
I feel so afraid,
Because you could have been left alone,
Yes, I know I should have stayed.

I shouldn't have seen it,
All the things soldiers see,
I realized what I did,
And it's taking it's toll on me.

I went to the war,
Justin Andrew Strong,
Yes, I came back baby,
But, Justin is now gone.

A soldier changes quickly,
A whole part of them goes away,
They are scarred for life, you see,
They live through it everyday.

A soldier has a new life,
There old one is rearranged,
Every soldier goes there normal,
But, every soldier comes back changed.

xXx...Not a true story, im not a guy....I was inspired...xXx