Lyrics:

Oh, she knows
She takes his hand
Prays the child will understand
At the door, they watch the men go by
In the clothes that daddy wore

Mothers' pride, baby boy
His father's eyes
He's a soldier waiting for a war
Time will come
He'll hold a gun
His father's son

And as he grows
He hears the band
Takes the step from boy to man
At the shore, she waves her son goodbye
Like the man she did before

Mothers' pride, just a boy
His country's eyes
He's a soldier wavin' at the shore
And in her heart, the time has come
To lose a son


And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone
They make no difference
No difference in the end
Still hear the women say, 'Your daddy died a hero
In the name of God and man'

Mothers' pride, crazy boy
His lifeless eyes
He's a soldier now forevermore
He'll hold a gun 'till kingdom come