Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh, she knows She takes his hand Prays the child will understand At the door, they watch the men go by In the clothes that daddy wore [Chorus] Mothers' pride, baby boy His father's eyes He's a soldier waiting for a war Time will come He'll hold a gun His father's son [Verse 2] And as he grows He hears the band Takes the step from boy to man At the shore, she waves her son goodbye Like the man she did before [Chorus] Mothers' pride, just a boy His country's eyes He's a soldier wavin' at the shore And in her heart, the time has come To lose a son [Acoustic Guitar Solo] [Bridge] And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone They make no difference No difference in the end Still hear the women say, "Your daddy died a hero In the name of God and man" [Chorus] Mothers' pride, crazy boy His lifeless eyes He's a soldier now forevermore He'll hold a gun 'till kingdom come