Listen old soldier wherever you are

The hills or the valleys

Come near or come far

They say youth's a treasure

We waste when we're young

So come down from the place

Where your medals are hung

You're forever returning and learning to fight

And you feel just like an old soldier tonight



Listen old soldier 'cause time doesn't wait

The moon's on your shoulder

The hour is late

There's something there inside you

Still calls out to you

And you won't fade away

Whatever you do



You're forever beginning

Barely winning the fight

And you feel just like an old soldier tonight



You're not getting any younger

That much is true now

But you've still got that hunger

Burning in you now

So what do you do now



What do you do now



Listen old soldier

To the sound in your ears

Of too many battles

For too many years

There's only one thing

You've learned in defeat

Losing is bitter

And victory is sweet



You're always unravelling

Traveling light

And you feel just like an old soldier tonight





Feel just like an old soldier tonight