Oh she knows
 She takes his hand
 And prays the child will understand
 At the door they watch the men go by
 In the clothes that daddy wore
 Mothers pride
 Baby boy
 His father's eyes
 He's a soldier waiting for war
 Time [bad word]  He'll hold a gun
 His father's son

 And as he grows
 He hears the band
 Takes the step from boy to man
 And at the shore she waves her son goodbye
 Like the man she did before

 Mothers pride
 Just a boy
 His country's eyes
 He's a soldier waving at the shore
 And in her heart the time [bad word]  To lose a son

 And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone
 They make no difference
 No difference in the end
 Still hear the woman say your daddy died a hero
 In the name of god and man

 Mothers pride
 Crazy boy
 His lifeless eyes
 He's a soldier now forevermore
 He'll hold a gun till [bad word]