[Sung to the tune of Thank You For The Music by ABBA]
I'm nothing special, in fact, I'm a bit of a dud;
If I told a joke, you'd probably throw bricks of mud,
But I'm wearing armor and I have this shield,
Whatever you throw at me, I still will not yield
To your hatred and spite
Or that sting in your tail or your bite.
Chorus:
So I say thank you for the Kevlar I've started wearing
For the filth, the wisecracks and swearing;
Who'd survive without it, this place was just like Kharkiv or Tel Aviv
Where bombs and rockets rained down from the skies;
So I say thank you for the Kevlar, safeguards me from you guys.
Mama says I hated fighting when I was a child,
Um-hmm, she says it was coz my nature was way much too mild,
And I've often wondered how it might've been
Had I been a tough guy like, well, Steve McQueen
Or Chuck Norris or Blade,
Never one to back down or afraid.
[repeat chorus]
Sub-Chorus:
I've been so lucky,
I could've have had my head blown off;
Here in the trenches of this hostile platform
Everyone has his sights locked on you.
Chorus:
Thank you for the Kevlar I've started wearing
For the filth, the wisecracks and swearing;
Who'd survive without it, this place was just like Kharkiv or Tel Aviv
Where bombs and rockets rained down from the skies;
So I say thank you for the Kevlar, safeguards me from you guys;
So I say thank you for the Kevlar, safeguards me from you guys.
[Copyright 2024 Thomas L. Carlos]