| Old army, we fought for honor and truth.
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| We were raised in the dampness of basement walls by the communal farm.
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| With a cigarette sucked night and day
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| We stand at full height under heavy fire.
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| My old friend dug a trench in full profile -
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| The sniper shot him in the forehead and killed him.
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| The old army, we killed ourselves for a vacation in Sochi,
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| For the salary, for the kindergarten and for the bathrobe.
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| I'm going to the parade: three seams at the temple,
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| There is no place for awards, although my chest is not narrow.
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| My quartermasters are now a thief on a thief.
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| Look at them in the prison yard.
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| The old army, we are over fifty dollars, and many are older.
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| Our charter is always right, and now this is the Ministry of Health.
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| On unsteady legs they sing in karaoke,
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| And they are afraid of the enemy, and they are thrown into battle.
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| And we lose soldiers, we grind our teeth,
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| Everywhere mat-remat, blood, smoke.
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| The old army, we trusted ourselves and SMERSH.
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| The regiment is on fire and there is no sense, if not back to back.
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| Here is an old friend of mine dug a trench in full profile -
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| The sniper shot him in the forehead and killed him.
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| We stand at full height under heavy fire
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| With a cigarette sucked night and day.
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| We stand at full height under heavy fire
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| With a cigarette sucked night and day. |