640 Battlefield Dr.

Lyrics

Two young men and their mother Hugging in the porch light The sun is barely coming up For two young soldiers waiting on a bus Dave's just like his daddy was He loves a good fight Jon's just like his mama He does what he thinks is right And their mama She's the strength in their hearts She waits until they drive away Then she falls apart It's just like any other Sunday morning Most of the world is still asleep Everybody's got their own idea what war is But to her It is a battle she'll fight on her knees She prayed her baby boys would be alright Till there's peace on earth At 640 Battlefield Drive She knew what the letter said So she didn't open it Your country and your president Sincerely regret to inform you Your sons aren't coming home There will always be two empty chairs where they belong It's just like any other Sunday morning Most of the world is still asleep Everybody's got their own idea what war is But to her It is a battle she fought on her knees She prayed her baby boys would be alright Till there's peace on earth At 640 Battlefield Drive She finally picked the letter up In her trembling hands The words she read were bittersweet And through her tears It said Your Jonathan will receive the purple heart He'll be released on Monday He's been honorably discharged David gave the greatest sacrifice We'll mail his things To 640 Battlefield Drive