Jesse Ruben Point Me In the Right Direction song lyrics

"What do I know about war?" said the young man to his father

The day before he went off to fight

"How can you be so sure?" said the young man to his lover

As he held her close that night

He said "While I'm gone will you be waiting?

No one knows the state I'm in.

Point me in the right direction."

"I shot a man today," wrote the soldier in his letter

"And I held his hand as he died.

I shouldn't feel ashamed, but he deserved much better.

They say it gets easier with time."

He said "I'll be back before the winter

Battlefields are not my fate

Point me in the right direction

It's not too late, for me

Too late, for me

To wonder,

"Why is this happening

Lives are shattering,

And I am to blame."

"I can't believe I'm home," said the soldier to his mother

But she could not hear him through the tears

She said "What happened to the little boy who left us last September?

This face looks aged beyond its years"

He said "enemies are not the answer,

No one knows the state I'm in

Point me in the right direction."

"What did I learn about war?" said the soldier to a mirror

As he watched his innocence fade

He said "The fighting has not ended, bombs are still dropping

And I can't see the difference that they've made"