No my darling have no fear
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I'll see you by and by
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I trust in my commander
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And my brothers in arms
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The chaplain reassures us
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That God is on our side
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And I will write you every day
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I will keep you informed
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Dear Wife
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I can feel you arms about my neck
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Life like
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The image of you crying at the gate
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Dear Wife
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Your photo is a shield over my heart
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My Life
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Depends on the memory of your face
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We landed on the shore today
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No enemy in sight
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We are strong and confident
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Our training is complete
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We set up camp
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And cleaned our guns
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And sang away the night
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And yours by far the lovliest
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Of all the pictures seen
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I can barely write today
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How things have gone awry
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A man who was a friend to me
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Is dead and many more
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I had to do a dreadful thing
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To make it back alive
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Why am I the only one
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To send back into war?
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So tell me dear
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The color of your eyes
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I cannot remember
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The glimmer of your hair
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You were a guiding light
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Emblazoned on my mind
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But death had led me far away
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And I don't seem to care
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Dear God I am betrayed today
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My brothers are insane
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Our leaders have abandoned us
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And turned us loose to kill
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They behave like animals
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And I behave the same
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Why should I try to survive
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When I don't have the will?
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Dear Wife
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The tempo of my death is beating down
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Why Hide?
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Relief awaits me, I cannot escape
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Dear Wife
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Your photo is a dead thing to me now
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My Life
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Is wasted like the memory of your face
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Dear Wife
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