Lyrics

By Bryant Switzky

Semper Fi, never cry
Get up before the dawn
If there's one thing true that a grunt can do
It's keep on grinding on
I'd hoped for more when I left the Corps
I guess it wasn't in the cards
I've seen some things that won't let me be
They're on me like a scar

Now I've got these demons deep inside
I just can't shake 'em, lord knows I've tried
I've always done things the hard way, it’s just who I am
It’s like whatever I had to give, I gave to Uncle Sam

I've had my share of disrepair
I guess I'll take the blame
I been marching through, just step one two
Life's kicking me all the same
I try to do right, and don’t much like
To sit around and bellyache
I bust my butt, no matter what
I can’t seem to catch a break

‘Cause I've got these demons deep inside
I just can't shake 'em, lord knows I've tried
I've always done things the hard way, it’s just who I am
It’s like whatever I had to give, I gave to Uncle Sam

It's a helluva thing to watch a man die
The memory of it haunts me every time I close my eyes
When the feelings come on I'm like a cat stuck up a tree
It's hard to keep your head when you can't hardly breathe

The Corps gave me skills on how to kill
Ain't much use to me now
‘Cause I spend my time on nickels and dimes
Ain't got nothing much to show
Semper Fi, never cry
Get up before the dawn
If there's one thing true that a grunt can do
It's keep on grinding on
I keep on grinding on
I keep on grinding on