Two More Klicks

I can feel my heartbeat behind my eyes Pounding in my chest can't let it subside Just two more klicks I'll be alright But this weight on my soul won't leave tonight Walked up to the house mail's spilling on the floor Unlocked the door but it wasn't home anymore Where is she? Why are things missing? Empty rooms just my civvies and memories drifting My heart sank as I hit the bank Nothing left and my world just tanked Came back home no power no phone Is this what I served my country for? All I had done all I had seen I just wanted to come back and feel free Needed someone to love me to believe But the world had other plans for me Two months of mail bills unpaid Swallowed my pride but the hurt stayed Packed my bag marched the 22 To the place I knew would see me through Every step calluses on my heart Anger grew as the road got dark "I'll show them all I'm worth their love" Just two more klicks stars above Then you pulled up "Hey there soldier Need a lift? You look like you're shouldering The weight of the world are you going home?" Your kindness broke my frozen soul All I had done all I had seen I just wanted to come back and feel free Needed someone to love me to believe But the world had other plans for me We stopped at a diner talked for hours Your words were rain on my soul's dry flowers You pulled my rage from deep inside And I saw the pain you tried to hide "Let me see your scars" I said through the quiet You sat up straight no way to deny it Turned your head pulled back your hair And showed me the wound that you still wear All we had done all we had seen Two broken souls found a way to dream We needed someone to love and believe And maybe together we can finally breathe Just two more klicks and I'll be fine With you beside me I'll cross the line