4 AM Soldier's Blues

[Verse 1]
The clock hands crawl, it's 4 AM,
The silence hums, it’s me again.
Memories march, a restless band,
In this quiet war, I make my stand.
[Chorus]
I am a veteran, carrying the weight,
Of brothers I lost, and battles of fate.
This heart aches, but it beats strong,
In the still of the night, where I belong.
[Verse 2]
A creak in the floor, a shadow’s sway,
Ghosts of the desert, they never stray.
The scars run deep, though you can’t see,
They’re stitched in my soul, they’re part of me.
[Prechorus]
The world keeps turning, so they say,
But some of us are stuck halfway.
[Chorus]
I am a veteran, carrying the weight,
Of brothers I lost, and battles of fate.
This heart aches, but it beats strong,
In the still of the night, where I belong.
[Bridge]
The stars are maps I can’t unlearn,
A thousand miles for each return.
I walk these halls, I fight the past,
Each breath I take, I make it last.

country, male vocals, sleep, melodic, modern country, acoustic