Sober Soldier

Salute

Intro

Even with my own family
A lot of 'em just didn’t understand addiction
Addiction is in everybody's home
And it's not to be judged that--

1st Verse

Sober like a soldier on active duty
That’s how I'm livin'
I ain't goin' out like a casualty or a victim
Had to rescue my lungs from the Dutchies and Swishers
Cut off the shots of Patron to save my kidney and liver

This is an inner war for health
A lifelong mission
I see the victory
Discipline will conquer addiction
It don't matter if the dope is from the street or prescription
My perimeter's secure
It's contraband from my system

I ain’t dippin no shurn(?)
I ain’t sippin no syrup
I ain't killin’ myself
I love the man in the mirror

Had to put out the pot
No puff, just pass
I ain't judgin' nobody
I'm just clearin’ my path
Certain herbs is useful, it's abuse of my gifts
Don't want no crutch on the battlefield
I rely on my strength

I stay in fightin' condition
Focus with positive habits
Too many uncles and brothers
Fathers and mothers is addicts
So I'm a soldier

Chorus

I gotta be all I can be
Temptation gon' come
But I'm strong, not weak
No I won't be a victim
Imma stand on my feet
No retreat, no surrender
I accept no defeat
I'm a soldier

I gotta be all I can be
Temptation gon' come
But I'm strong, not weak
No I won't be a victim
Imma stand on my feet
No retreat, no surrender
I accept no defeat
I'm a soldier

Verse 2

I'm a dopeboy's nightmare
Young, clean and just don't need a hit
No cocaine or no needle fix
Breakin' the cycle, gotta be your own leadership
So I just say "No" when friends pass me the spliff

Daily it's a uphill battle
It's not a easy trip
Learnin' from mistakes in the past
So not to be at risk
Already high off life
I don't need a lift
Still I know the haters is watchin'
Wantin' me to slip

When you make a positive change people will judge you
Some will take it personal
But don't let it budge you
Fight on like a Vietnam vet
Quittin' heroin
My PT's my anti-drug
It's my medicine
I stay on my discipline
Strivin' for excellence
Shinin' like a new recruit boots in his regimen

Through every struggle I come out a better man
I slip before
But I vow, "Never again."
I'm a soldier
Salute

Chorus

I gotta be all I can be
Temptation gon' come
But I'm strong, not weak
No I won't be a victim
Imma stand on my feet
No retreat, no surrender
I accept no defeat
I'm a soldier

I gotta be all I can be
Temptation gon' come
But I'm strong, not weak
No I won't be a victim
Imma stand on my feet
No retreat, no surrender
I accept no defeat
I'm a soldier

Outro

Even if a person has never had a problem with addiction
Um, everybody has had things they've had to deal with
There are those of us that struggle with our weight on a regular basis
There are those of us that struggle with other things that we know that are dangerous for us, or not healthy, not healthy for us
Lack of exercise, and other things that we, that we should be doing, that we're not doing to take care of ourselves
And what I would say to people who, uh, are out there that don't really understand uh, that recovery is possible, or don't understand addiction--Please see it from this perspective: Understand that you yourself have some uh, challenges, no matter what your walk of life is. But there are people that have been through the pains of addiction

People can actually abstain from alcohol and other drugs and more than that, actually live lives of sobriety and success

I make a oath