Battles Lyrics

I thought I saw you today

Your gentle face, but yet so brave

Fighting battles far from home

With no hand to hold

And some days when I wake up

I think I still smell your perfume

But I realize that the smell of you

Was just in my head

Gunshots

On the TV screen

I just hope

That you weren't there

Well, I met you at 22

A party and a little juice

And every day I got to spend with you

Taught me something new

Your daughter just turned 20, too

The same brave face, the same hairdo

Some days I wonder just what I'd do

To see you again

Discharge day

You weren't there

And they pulled me aside

To break the news

When will you come home

Please tell me so

The sorrow inside me has grown

And I can't make it on my own

I don't know how many days I wake up crying

And I can't move on

Wish you could see how much your daughter grew

And maybe hold my hand