It was two weeks after the day she turned 18
All dressed in white
Going to the church that night
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat 
Six pins and his shoe
Something borrowed, something blue 
And when the church doors opened up wide
She put her veil down
Trying to hide the tears, oh
She just couldn’t believe it 
She heard the trumpets from the military band
and the flowers out of her hands

Baby, why'd you leave me
Why'd you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm, looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now 
This can't be happening to me 
This is just a dream

The preacher man said, let us bow our head and pray
Lord please lift his soul and heal this hurt
Then the congregation all stood up
And sang the sadest song that she ever heard 
Then they handed her a folded up flag and 
She held on to all she had left of him
Oo, and what could’ve been 
And then guns rang one last shot 
And it felt like a bullet in her heart

Baby, why'd you leave me
Why'd you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm, looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now 
This can't be happening to me 
This is just a dream

Baby, why'd you leave me
Why'd you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm, looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now 
This can't be happening to me 
This is just a dream

Oh, this is just a dream
Just a dream, ya