[Intro, Jonathan Michael Fleming, (Soldiers)]
When I was 1, (When I was 1)
I had my first gun, (I had my first gun,)
When I was 2, (When I was 2,)
Boy I could shoot (Boy I could shoot)
My daddy, my daddy, my daddy was an engineer (My daddy, my daddy, my daddy was an engineer)
He watched me (Hey!), he watched me (Hey!), he watched me, smilin' from ear to ear (He watched me, he watched me, he watched me, smilin' from ear to ear)

[Chorus, Jonathan Michael Fleming, (Soldiers)]
When I was 3, (When I was 3,)
I chopped down my first tree, (I chopped down my first tree,)
When I was 4, (When I was 4,)
I kicked in my first door, (I kicked in my first door,)
My daddy, my daddy, my daddy was infantry, (My daddy, my daddy, my daddy was infantry,)
He lived his (Hey!), he lived his (Hey!), he lived his life for you and me (He lived his, he lived his, he lived his life for you and me)

[Outro Chorus, Jonathan Michael Fleming, (Soldiers), {Both}]
When I was 5, (When I was 5,)
I fought to stay alive (I fought to stay alive)
When I was 6, (When I was 6,)
I killed just for kicks, (I killed just for kicks,)
My daddy, my daddy, my daddy was in the army, (My daddy, my daddy, my daddy was in the army,)
He lived his (Hey!), he gave his (Hey!), he lived his life for you and me (He lived his, he gave his, he lived his life for you and me)