“I Married a Soldier”

I married a Soldier

A Cav Scout, at that

Dress Greens at our wedding

I loved the big hat!

I said it’s a job

he looks good in BDU’s

I worked full-time

and didn’t watch the news

Six weeks later

I slept in our bed

still blissfully glowing

a happy newlywed

The phone was ringing

I awoke with a start

“turn on the TV”

the sight broke my heart

“Everything’s chaos

we’re locked down on post”

the Towers have fallen

they hit the East Coast

My daughter came in

“What’s that on TV?”

Go put in a movie

she’s too young to see

And I’m numb

I’m numb

I maried a Soldier

Tears on the line

my Mom’s falling apart

“You married a Soldier”

war’s going to start

“Going Somewhere to do Something”

the rush, the hurry

he left in green

relax, don’t worry

Six months passed

pack up and go

“They deploy a lot in Germany”

I know, I know

Our feet hit the ground

and the clock starts to tick

Kosovo in 6 months

I want to be sick

He’s away and we go to war

six months is now nine

but he’s safe, he’s safe

he’ll be just fine

And I’m numb

I’m numb

I married a Soldier

Home at last

but rumors abound

mandatory 6 months

back here on the ground

And the weeks pass

train, run, go, do

prepare to deploy

“Six months and I’ll barely see you!”

Picked up his DCU’s

patches are  all sewn on

after the holidays

my Scout will be gone

And I cry

 I cry

I married a Soldier