When you come home,
I'll stop this.
When you come home,
I'll hide it good.
I'll never cry again
When you (Listen up real good) 
come home (Yeah)
to me. 

This mornin' I woke up
Wonderin' if our country really knows
The extents of what our soldiers
Do across the globe
Every day they begin to wake up
Safe thanks to those fighting for us
Plenty of stories; many will never be told.

I'm letting them know 
They're never alone
Whenever they are alone
At times I know we act ungrateful
But I know how to know
The sacrifices they pursue
Like living so far from home
And every single thing they do
They never take for granted, no

Each one's a son or brother, cousin,
Father, uncle too
Some young and old,
But from their point of view,
There's nothing new
If it comes pursuing dangers,
Or the years of strength in training
Then I guess what you see on TV
You claim is entertainment

What about the daughter getting teased
At school for the scarf that she wore
And ignoring the fact that her family's broke cuz it is
And her father's at war
With a mother that's torn
And a brother at law school
Tryna support the folk, looking out for it and more
So every night she finds herself saying

When you come home,
I'll stop this.
When you come home,
I'll hide it good.
I'll never cry again
When you come home (Yeah)
to me. 

It's crazy, really,
How we complain about our nine-to-fives
When we go soldiers overseas
That fight to try to survive
And it's guys like with pride
That our country should idolize
Tell a little boy his dad's a hero
Every time he cries

Give it up for the motivation
Those who know their station
Rather be safe at home
But no complaining
We could never understand
The weeks of no communication
To the outside world
Or the magnitude of any situation

What about the ones that don't come back?
What about the wife that wants some black?
What about the kid that's too dumb,
When the mum tries to explain,
They don't react.
Think about the knife to the door
When the soldier awaits and you know what for.
When he lowers his hat, she's gonna tell her kids that
They'll never see their dad no more,
Like

I'm letting you know 
You're never alone
Whenever you are alone
I hope I never see the day I have to let you go
I'm not awake, but every day I'm getting better, no.
Today's a stepping stone
But, still right now, she finds her self saying

I saw you again
I knew just where you'd be
I'll stop this real soon
When you're back safe with me
(Until then, I'll be singing this song)
When you come home,
I'll stop this.
When you come home,
I'll hide it good.
I'll never cry again
When you 
come home
to me.