good christian soldier Kris Kristofferson Not so long ago in Oklahoma The son of an Oakie preacher knelt to pray He said Lord I want to be a Christian soldier just like you And fight to build a new and better day. Now many years and miles from Okla homa That same young Oakie boy still kneels to pray But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier anymore He just prays to make it thru another day. Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun and it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry. But were playing cards, writing home, having lots of fun, Telling jokes and learnin' how to die. The things I've come to know seem so con fusin. It's getting hard to tell what's wrong from right. I can' t separate the winners from the losers anymore and I'm thinking off just giving up the fight. Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun and it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry. But were playing cards, writing home, having lots of fun, Turning on and learnin' how to die.