Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Soldiers Get Strange (Live)

Jason Isbell (formerly of the Drive-By Truckers) and his new band, the 400 Unit, performing "Soldiers Get Strange" from their self-titled album live at Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on March 4, 2009.

Lyrics:
You want her to try new things,
She reminds you she wears your ring
And after a couple drinks she's a little scared of you.
A good friend is hard to find.
You wish you could spend more time
Towing civilian lines, but they're all scared of you.

It ain't the time that makes it go bad
It ain't the thought of what you could've had
It ain't that her figure has changed,
It's just that a soldier get strange.

You know she's a real good girl.
She reminds you that every curl
That whips in the wind of the world
Is watched by the eyes of God.

But lately your mane's gone white,
You itch in your veins in the night.
Before you "came home alright"
You wielded the lightning rod.

It ain't the time that made it go south
It ain't the liquor that burns in your mouth.
Nearly nothing around here's changed
It's just that a soldier gets strange.

She turns off the lights so you can't see her body.
You can't make her fight when you know that you're wrong.
They call you a hero, so many still fighting.
This ain't where you belong.

Maybe you'll re-enlist
It couldn't be worse than this.
But think of the things you'll miss
If you're inside the wire again.

It ain't the dreams that keep you up late
It ain't the world you saw incinerate
It ain't the way that her figure has changed
It's just that a soldier gets strange.

Most of all you got strange...

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[leanne0594]

i seen them at that show it was fucken amazing!!!