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Through the fire and the rain He fought his way A soldier so brave His heart never swayed He left his home His family To protect their freedom A cause so kind But the battle scars run deep So deep it's unseen Now a hero returns to his family That doesn't acknowledge him He longs for their love Their embrace so tight Yet distance in their actions A painful sight Back home where love should reside He's a stranger in his own family's eyes A soldier's heart Searching for warmth in a home Turned to stone He walks through the door His steps filled with hope But indifference surrounds him Like an endless rope They see a stranger Not the father or husband Their love once vibrant Now faded it's imagined The memories of war They weigh on his soul Invisible wounds Take an emotional toll He bears their burden Hoping they will see The pain he carries deep within It wasn't free Back home where love should reside He's a stranger in his own family's eyes A soldier's heart Searching for warmth in a home Turned to stone Back home where love should reside He's a stranger in his own family's eyes A soldier's heart Searching for warmth in a home Turned to stone The tears on everyone's face He doesn't understand why everyone sits in grief The truth is he sacrificed with his life They mourn for their fallen hero