G
1. With the twilight colors falling and the evening laying shadows
D
hidden memories come stealing from my mind.
And I feel my own heart beating out the simple joy of living,
G
and I wonder how I ever was that kind.
G
2. But the wild road I was rambling was always out there calling,
D
and you said a hundred times I should have died.
Then you reached down and touched me and lifted me up with you,
G
so I believe that was the road that I was meant to ride.
C D G
I'm like a soldier getting over the war,
C D G
I'm like a young man getting over his crazy days.
C D G Em
Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways,
C D G
I don't have to do that any more,
C D G
I'm like a soldier getting over the war.
G
3. There were nights I don't remember and pain that's been forgotten,
D
and a lot of things I choose not to recall.
There are faces that come to me in my darkest secret memory,
G
faces that I wish would not come back at all.
G
4. But in my dreams parade of lovers from the other times and places,
D
there's not one that matters now, no matter who.
I'm just thankful for the journey and that I've survived the battles,
G
and that my spoils of victory is you.
C D G
I'm like a soldier getting over the war,
C D G
I'm like a young man getting over his crazy days.
C D G Em
Like a bandit getting over his lawless ways,
C D G
every day gets better than the day before,
C D G
I'm like a soldier getting over the war
