Your gun for a pillow tonight 

As you breathe hostile air 

While we gripe but still sleep tight 

After home cooked meals 



As you go prepare to fight 

For the ones you love 

May Jesus be by your side 

May you hear his voice saying 



I¡¯ll stay up through the night with you 

Cause I know what it means 

To lay down my life for my friends 



And so you send us funny letters 

Still the same old boy 

Cause for the worried sick it¡¯s better 

To offer peace of mind 



The smallest one in 5th grade lines 

Now you¡¯re at the front for war 

Oh how we¡¯ve changed through the course of time 

But the steady rock of love says 



I¡¯ll stay up through the night with you 

Cause I know what it means 

To lay down my life for my friends 



And I¡¯ve shed more than a tear for you 

I gave my very blood 

And laid down my life for you 



A prayer is said, oh friend of mine 

That you¡¯d get home alright 

We¡¯ll go out and have good times 

In a different light 

We¡¯ll go out and have good times 

In a different light