To Say Goodbye

She's going on her first date with the boy who lives next door

Her heart already smitten as her dad lays down the law

And in her mind she's with him before they walk out the door

No, she's not waiting to say goodbye

Soldier got his call up, his wife she knows the score

He tells her how he'll miss her, but in her heart it's sure

He's thinking about the fight to come on a distant shore

Now he's just waiting to say goodbye

Well, it's understood and recognized that life can be too short

Don't wait till it's too late to say goodbye