"Home By December"
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Last time she saw me she was crying
And holding my hand so tight
I promised someday wed have a honeymoon
When I left for the base that night

The first time I wrote her a letter as they flew me overseas
I said things would get better after the war
Cause theyd pay for my degree

I told her not to cry
That victory was near
Ill be home by December
Theres nothing to fear

I missed her so bad
Thought about her everyday
And I could feel her missing me
From so many miles away

I was south of the action
As the summer slowly passed
But the action dragged on longer
Than we ever thought itd last

I wrote her in the fall and said
I will stick to my vow
Ill be home by December
But Im headed north for now

It was December
When one morning she got a call
Just to tell her
I wasnt coming home at all

You could say I died for freedom
You could say I died for war
But it broke her heart
No matter what I died for

I was homesick and scared
But I was noble and brave
And every December
She brings flowers to my grave