Say I Love You
Say I love you just one more time
Before you abandon this heart of mine
Your eyes tell me what your lips cannot say
It hurts to watch you leave this way
But the Army has called you up
And is sending you away
To a foreign land and country
So very far away
I may never see you again
My heart is yearning to say
I resist, keeping my tears contained
On this, your last, states-side day
The plane is loading passengers
Children, moms and dads
And I wonder as you turn to leave
If any children we will have?
I knew this day was coming
When we were married late last year
With our soldier friends by our side
Our future was certainly clear
But knowing something and living it
Are rarely ever the same thing
A life lesson too difficult to deal with
As the tears my eyes do sting
The plane closes it steel doors
The massive wheels start to move
I search every square modest window
Hoping, trying to get a glimpse of you
I find you easily, at window number three
Waving your hand, speaking to me
Saying I love you just one more time
I know then it shall not break, this heart of mine
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