[Chorus]
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier, mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a sailor, mama, I don't wanna fly
Well, I don't wanna be a failure, mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier, mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no

[Rap]

[Chorus]
Well, I don't wanna be a beggar, mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a thief now, mama, I don't wanna die
Well, I don't wanna be a churchman, mama, I don't wanna cry
Well, I don't wanna be a soldier, mama, I don't wanna die
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Hit it!

[Rap]
I'm tilting on the break of shit
Decisions making in my life makes me loose it
I ain't taking it this way, I ain't making it
There's no mistakes but if I'm wrong I will pay for it
Like them bills I hate to pay
Today I stay brave to win every day
I'm a soldier, I don't wanna die
I ain't no killer either
So why does mama cry?
She needs to feed her child
But she's a child in her father's eyes
Ya'll better recognize
The power parents reckon with
Does it make sense to make way for censorship?
It's brains we messing with
Across the planes we got kids in chains and whips
Who live their lives censorless but we couldn't give a shit
I don't wanna lie, but cheaters will cheat
Some will rather reach Jesus before meeting defeat
I think it's easy to see if you be seeing these streets
Sometimes my eyes just can't believe what they see on TV
Young men like me sent overseas, sent over greed, I believe
But is this what we need?
Yo these guys like me to add fire to the fuel
Life twisted my views just from flicking the news
Giving me the early 21st century blues
But we be making it through, make what you make
You can't redo what you do
I'm the living proof living through the 21st century blues
Peace