The Families all wait
For the troops to arrive
The goodbyes begin right away

A great true friend
Is there with his grin
And we ignore the reason we're there

?Into the plane!?
Says the Captain so firm
It's this hero's first term


And I stood and watched
As he walked away

And my heart said to me
Screaming ever loudly


He will come home
And what a hero he'll be
With metals from combat

And stories for me
And we'll get caught up
On the latest movies

But a small voice says to me
Will he ever come home?


A long drive back
To our still, safe reside
With no fear of fighting or flee

So I turn on the TV
And what do I see
Business usual

No skipping beat
So my heart fills with anger
My eyes fill with demise

I wonder how they can
Thinking of when I cried


I sit and hear
To the voice inside me
I cannot help but wane

My best friend in harms way
And I am in the states
Eating pizza wasting time

I've given up nothing
He could give up all