[00:00.58]Gregory Isaacs -UNCLE JOE [00:17.130]I'm a lonely soldier many miles from home [00:29.450]With a heart that's heavy and with a will that's wrong [00:41.890]Behind I left a woman so so dear to me yeah [00:54.140]Now I'm off to fight a war that [00:58.780]They say would make me free [01:04.840]I'm a lonely soldier I'm a lonely soldier [01:17.289]I'm a lonely lonely lonely lonely soldier (yes I am) [01:23.228]So won't somebody have mercy on me [01:31.938]Nice little son call junior smiling [01:38.908]But with sympathy yeah [01:44.617]All confused he asked a question [01:48.847]He said daddy why must this war be [01:57.37]I tried so very hard yes I did so very hard [02:03.587]I tried to explain yeah [02:08.307]But it seems that all I ever been trying [02:13.936]Lord it all seems to be in vain [02:19.815]You know lord I'm tired of hearing people crying [02:27.265]Lord I'm tired of seeing people dying [02:33.514]But I promise I wait very patiently [02:39.174]For that sweet voice of liberty [02:44.984]And no yeah