Searching for gold on another man's highway Fixing the price of another day's pay Stalking the streets like a hired assassin Changing your side like the night turns to day Do you ever care who's right or wrong Are you just a hired hand who fights and feels no pain Soldier of fortune dealer in life Have you got no conscience were's your pride Mercenary fighter out on the line Your just a time bomb ticking inside Leading the charge under cover of darkness Blowing bridges in some South American state Waiting for news of a new revolution Catching a plane for some god forsaken place Do you ever care who's right or wrong Are you just a hired hand who fights and feels no pain Soldier of fortune dealer in life Have you got no conscience were's your pride Mercenary fighter out on the line Your just a time bomb ticking inside Surviving the heat in a sweltering jungle Freezing to death at the edge of the world Squeezing your finger so tight on the trigger With the keenest of eyes and the deadliest nerve Do you ever care who's right or wrong Do you ever care who's weak or strong Do you ever care who's right or wrong Are you just a hired hand who fights and feels no pain Soldier of fortune dealer in life Have you got no conscience were's your pride Mercenary fighter out on the line Your just a time bomb ticking inside