And they tell us

We can go 12 more days

And this world is over

But how

Can I face my family

Back at home

I can wash

The blood away

But not the sorrow

I can't change

And I'm not the same

I won't bring

This soldier home

Tell Mama

That her son is gone



Tell my wife

And my kids

That I loved them

Every day

Give my boy

This ring

Give my wife

This money

Tell my darling

Little girl

That daddy

Had to go away

I just couldn't

Touch your face

Using hands

I've killed with

I can't change

And I'm not the same

I won't bring

This soldier home

Tell Mama

That her son is gone



My heart's grown

Cold my hands

Are shaking

My friends are dying

But 12 more days

No more pain

I'll just fade away

I can't change

I'm not the same



I won't bring

This soldier home

Tell Mama

That her son is gone