Golden boy with stars and stripes
Poster child of better times
They built us up so goddamn high
Just to watch the whole thing die
(Watch it die)
Command decisions, perfect aim
Till betrayal called my name
They said I died in flames that day
But some ghosts don't fade away
(Don't fade away)
76 reasons why I can't sleep at night
76 bullets left to make it right
Not a hero anymore
Just a soldier in a private war
Now every target's got a price
For paradise.. lost twice
(Lost twice)
Visor reads the heat of lies
Through the smoke of alibis
They thought they buried all the truth
Now I'm digging up the proof
(Up the proof)
The medals tarnished long ago
The statues crumbled in the snow
But duty doesn't need a name
When justice is a private game
I'm not your golden boy
Not your symbol of hope
Just a trigger to pull
When your world's at the rope
(At the rope)
76 reasons why I can't sleep at night
76 bullets left to make it right
Not a hero anymore
Just a soldier in a private war
Now every target's got a price
For paradise.. lost twice
(Lost twice)
They can keep their goddamn glory
I'll keep my loaded gun
'Cause someone's gotta be the bad guy
To get the hard work done
(Work done)