Mothers Pride
Oh she knowsShe takes his handAnd prays the child will understandAt the door they watch the men go byIn the clothes that daddy woreMothers prideBaby boyHis father's eyesHe's a soldier waiting for warTime will comeHe'll hold a gunHis father's son
And as he growsHe hears the bandTakes the step from boy to manAnd at the shore she waves her son goodbyeLike the man she did before
Mothers prideJust a boyHis country's eyesHe's a soldier waving at the shoreAnd in her heart the time has comeTo lose a son
And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers goneThey make no differenceNo difference in the endStill hear the woman say your daddy died a heroIn the name of god and man
Mothers prideCrazy boyHis lifeless eyesHe's a soldier now forevermoreHe'll hold a gun till kingdom come