Tonight (Soldier's Hymn)

He was a boy,
Just graduated high school
At the top of his class.
Had the world in his hand!
Then a man came along,
Asked the boy to join him,
Put a gun in his hand,
"Support the red, white, and blue!"
He packed his bags that night
To enlist in basic training.
His parents were so proud of him,
When his mom started to cry

She said,

"I'm gonna miss you baby
Please don't do anything crazy!
I may never see you after tonight."
"I love you, Mom," was all he said.
"I'll make you proud of the
White, blue, and red!
I promise you I'll be alright."


He was a boy.
He finished his training
At the top of his class.
Got an assignment and a gun.
He was sent to Afghanistan,
Told to do his country proud.
He packed up and went to the airport to wait.
Called his mom from the terminal,
Tears streaming down his cheeks.
She said she was so proud of him.
Then it went silent for a while...

She said,

"I'm gonna miss you baby
Please don't do anything crazy!
I may never see you after tonight."
"I love you, Mom," was all he said.
"I'll make you proud of the
White, blue, and red!
I promise you I'll be alright."


He was a boy.
Had his future set before him.
Could've conquered the world,
But he stepped on the wrong bus.
A man came on board,
Screamed in Arabic and blew himself up
Killing everyone there
Including the boy.
When the parents got the letter,
All they could do was cry.
The held each other for hours
When she remembered what they last said...

"I'm gonna miss you baby
Please don't do anything crazy!
I may never see yoiu after tonight."
"I love you, Mom," was all he said.
"I'll make you proud of the
White, blue, and red!
I promise you I'll be alright."


Promise
Another boy gone
Another family broken
Tonight
Someone else has gone to God
Someday
We may realize
This is no way to go on
But
For now


He was a boy
Just graduated high school
At the top of his class
Had the world in his hand
He got caught up in a world
He could never understand
Fighting blindly to
Support the blue, white, and red!
It got him nowhere
Now he's gone forever
Still the misery rises on
MMMMmmmmm

"I'm gonna miss you baby
Please don't do anything crazy!
I may never see you after tonight."
"I love you, Mom," was all he said.
"I'll make you proud of the
White, blue, and red!
I promise you I'll be alright."


He promised he would be alright,
But he's not coming back tonight!