Behind to Go to War

Verse 1

Morning light across the yard

I watched you folding clothes so slow

Orders came in on the wire

And I swore I'd let this feeling go

Pre-Chorus

But your hand is in my hand

And the sky is turning gray

Chorus

Must I leave you behind to go to war

Wave from the gate til I'm nothing more

Hold every letter every door

Must I leave you behind to go to war

Verse 2

Your mother cried at the station

Said the years go by like rain

I held your coat and your patience

Praying for a better name

Pre-Chorus

But the train is pulling in

And my boots are on the ground

Chorus

Must I leave you behind to go to war

Wave from the gate til I'm nothing more

Hold every letter every door

Must I leave you behind to go to war

Bridge

And if I make it home by spring

I'll find your garden overgrown

And I'll plant you everything

Every seed I've ever known

Chorus

Must I leave you behind to go to war

Wave from the gate til I'm nothing more

Hold every letter every door

Must I leave you behind to go to war