In another day or so
He´ll be one year older
God bless his soul
Barely 18 years old

When he became a soldier
God bless his soul

It´s not like he didn´t know
The way that things could go
Hope was all he had to cope
But he never made it home

Well, I hope and pray
That when God called his name
He did not die in vain
I like to think he died for you and me
And I hope one day
When we look back again
And he´s just a memory
That we´ll appreciate and respect the life he gave

In another year or so
She might have been a mother
God bless her soul
But she´ll never get to hold
Her baby girl or know her
God bless their souls

It´s not like she didn´t know
The way that things could go
Hope was all she had to cope
But she never made it home

Well, I hope and pray
That when God called her name

She did not die in vain
I like to think she died for you and me
And I hope one day
When we look back again
And she´s just a memory
That we´ll appreciate and respect the life she gave

Well, I hope and pray
That when God called their name
They did not die in vain
I like to think they died for you and me
And I hope one day
When we look back again
And they´re just a memory
That we´ll appreciate and respect the life they gave

Respect the life they gave
Respect the life they gave
Respect the life they gave