It was two weeks after the day she turned eighteen 
All dressed in white 
Going to the church that night 
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat 
Sixpence in a shoe, something barrowed, something blue 
And when the church doors opened up wide 
She put her veil down 
Trying to hide the tears 
Oh she just couldn't believe it 
She heard [bad word] from the military band 
And the flowers that I never had 

Baby why'd you leave me 
Why'd you have to go? 
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know 
I can't even breathe 
It's like I'm looking from a distance 
Standing in the background 
Everybody's saying, he's [bad word] home now 
This can't be happening to me 
This is just a dream 

The preacher man said let us bow our heads and pray 
Lord please lift his soul, and heal this hurt 
Then the congregation all stood up and sang the saddest song that she ever heard 
Then they handed her a folded up flag 
And she held on to all she had left of him 
Oh, and what could have been 
And then the guards rang one last shot 
And it felt like a bullet in her heart 

Baby why'd you leave me 
Why'd you have to go? 
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know 
I can't even breathe 
It's like I'm looking from a distance 
Standing in the background 
Everybody's saying, he's [bad word] home now 
This can't be happening to me 
This is just a dream 

Oh, 
Baby why'd you leave me 
Why'd you have to go? 
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know 
Oh, now I'll never know 
It's like I'm looking from a distance 
Standing in the background 
Everybody's saying, he's [bad word] home now 
This can't be happening to me 
This is just a dream 

Oh, this is just a dream 
Just a dream 
Yeah, Yeah