Lyrics

What a Soldier Left Behind

The General say’s dig in deep, there’s hell coming from the sky
Just one thought to remember, how your family’s doing tonight
Johnny say’s he loves her as he closes his eyes
Sara cries for her mother on the field where she lies

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They did it for the nation
So we don’t have to hide
So on this cold and lonely evening
You don’t have to cry

Waiting by the telephone there’s a scared and worried wife
He said he’d be home soon just before he kissed his children goodbye
A quiet knock at the front door and tears came to her eyes
So sad to lose another, her little girl will be in her dreams tonight

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Before you say goodnight to your loved one’s
Please keep in mind
The bed you tuck them in
Is the bed a soldier left behind

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You don’t have to cry
We don’t have to hide