Soldier

I look into the eyes of my daughter And I see my own childhood I see a tear fall from her face Daddy, please don't go Was the last thing I heard her say Before I left that day I touch the hand of my son And feel the innocence of a life yet lived He looks up at me Puts his hand on my cheek He says Mommy, I love you Then I walk out the door I look at my mom and dad They look so sad, yet so happy We are so proud of you son These were their last words Before I went away I am here now All I have is a picture of her One from when I left her One from now She is older now, but still my baby I don't know if I will get to see her again All I can think about are the tears Falling from her face I am here too I spoke to him yesterday He sounds the same But looks different I miss him so much I can still feel His hand upon my cheek And his I love you I haven't spoke to or seen a picture of them They can't know where I am It's top secret I know that they are thinking of me I feel it in my heart I know they are proud of me Thats what keeps me going We all fight together For a lost cause A war that we don't understand I don't think we ever will We don't know when we will come home We don't know why we are here We do know that No matter what happens To us or with this war We fought hard We fought true Whether we come back in a box Or dressed in our suits We did this for you We did this so that you can live safely So that you don't have to worry anymore We are the few, the proud On the water In the air "This we'll defend"