The country is going to war
I heard our loving mother say
As she looked at my dear brother
With bewilderment and dismay
She knew he would be leaving soon
The little boy who was now a man
Fighting for our beloved country
He will always do the best he can
Fighting now, for freedom and justice
To do, from his heart, what he feels is right
But as I constantly watch poor mother
I know she hasn't slept a wink at night
You see my daddy's been over there
He's been to battle a time or two
The simple thought of losing my brother
Breaks her poor heart again, too
As I sit on her lap, to try to comfort her
Sometimes, she's in a distant stare
Looking through his empty bedroom
Cause my brother, he's not there!
She tells me she's so proud of him
For going back to fight, over there
To fight with all his might for us
As she bows her head in a prayer
I lay there quietly, and I just listen
God bring him home safely again
He's still my little boy, you here
My son, the boy who's now a man!
I watched her doing the laundry
As she folded a worn out pair of socks
I heard her say on the telephone
I pray he doesn't come home to me in a box
Then I see her shedding tears again
I know that she misses him terribly so
A sign, only FROM A MOTHER'S EYES
Oh why, Dear God, why did he have to go?
She's sure that he walks in God's light now
Cause she knows she raised him right
As he's fighting for our beloved country
So we can sleep safely through the night
She looks through all daddy's medals
Representing bravery and honor for me and you
Then only, from my mother's eyes
I know she's thinking of my dear brother, too
I hear everyone as they try to comfort her
Please don't be sad, they say it won't be long
Cause you know your boy's a man now
With his wisdom, he's always been very strong
Then as I look into my mother's eyes
I know I'm growing up to be a man
Caring for her, while big brother's o'er there
Being strong for mother, the best that I can
Only from a mother's eyes
Cries of happiness, cries of loneliness and fear,
Please dear God, keep my big brother safe
Till he's back home with us again, here! |
