My dearest darlin´ I miss you more than words can tell I hope the gardens growin tall You´re in good spirits and good health We´ve traveled far now with a long way to go still
I know not yet when I´ll return or if I ever will
Each day grows colder Filled with powder, smoke, and steel I worry before it´s over, I´ve forgotten how to feel I keep your picture in the pocket of my coat I sometimes find when I´m alone it´s my last bit of hope
Amidst the grips of these troubled times Way back to you I always find You´re the wind that whispers through the pines Bloom in the rows, green on them vines Until we meet again my love sincerely signed I´m ever yours, you´re ever mine
Some of these boys aren´t much older than our own
They fight like men and then get cut down before they´re grown This is my prayer that our daughter and our sons wrap their arms around each other and never around a gun
Amidst the grips of these troubled times Way back to you I always find You´re the wind that whispers through the pines Bloom in the rows green on them vines Until we meet again my love sincerely signed I´m ever yours, you´re ever mine
If you should hear it´s come my time Way back to you I always find I´ll be the wind that whisper through the pines Pitch in the black, star in the shine Meet again on the other side