
The Dixie Chicks have released many heart-breaking, inspirational songs before, but none of them compares to this. "Soldier" depicts a love story of a Vietnam soldier and his girl. The soldier goes off to train, and then to the war, and he sends her letters until he can't anymore. The story ends with the soldier dying in battle, and the girl crying under the stands at a football game. This song is a country ballad, with acoustic and bluegrass influences. Written by country/folk singer Bruce Robison, this has some of the best lyrics the Dixie Chicks ever sung. The chorus goes,