Saying goodbye this airport – is so large
Watching my little boy – become a man
Joined the cause to liberate – gave his life to serve
My son is off to war
My son is off to war
That kid trains hard that kid bruises and bleeds
That kid gives his all
For family country and beliefs
Not afraid of battle
But he thinks of home
Band of brothers tied together joined by a common cause
Foreign lands strange events I pray for him everyday
Can't imagine what he might see
A hundred days in
Looses friends and innocence
Crying in a tent
Trying not to be heard
Comrades in arms all cry
No regret to fight
But something remains
With them in their dreams
Forever with them in their dreams
Every day is hard nothing can take away the pain
Victory is sweet but short lived
Loneliness is never far away
Doesn't help to close his eyes
Because it's all surreal
Always flashing images
Pictures and feelings that crumble him
Tour is over he returns
home a changed man, lost my boy
And now I am introduced to man that calls me dad
He is who I admire standing in awe of all that he has become
All that he will do and all he has done for me