No One Knows

I saw you holding her with the paper in your hand You said that after all it was time to take a stand You looked me in my eyes and told me I was gonna be okay You told me I needed to be a man starting today So that was the day your fate was sealed at least for another while You'll go Where? No one knows But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that that was what you chose You told me you're always proud You said you never could want a more beautiful son as you stepped back in the crowd I saw you get on the bus with her teardrops on your arms I saw the look in your eyes as you left like the sounding of alarms So that was the day that in some camp you were handed a uniform You'll go Where? No one knows But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that that was what you chose You told me you're always proud You said you never could want a more beautiful son as you stepped back in the crowd Looking back I knew that you might live or maybe die But even at such a young age I knew it was all a lie I saw you get off that bus with the same bright look in your eye When you met her eyes I saw that for the first time you had started to cry You're back From where? Well I was told But now I knew that instead of an empty hole I'd get to watch you grow old You told me you're always proud You said you never could want a more beautiful son as we made our way back through the crowd Now both of our lives went by and I don't have a single regret I watched as your time came But I know you'll know that I'll never forget You'll go Where? No one knows But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that that was what you chose