[Verse 1] My son lay sick and fading A cure beyond my means With money enough to save him He could live to chase his dreams These hands knew only battle So I left to earn his life He held back something unspoken Then smiled and said goodbye [Verse 2] From battlefield to battlefield I fought through blood and rain Till all the years ran into one And nothing had a name I came back crowned in glory With money enough to spare But death had reached our home before me My boy was no longer there [Chorus] What should I have done? Why did it end this way? All the money I could carry Could not buy another day If I lay my sword to rest What was all this dying for? So I buried every answer And went back to war [Verse 3] I served beside a young commander His right hand through the years Until we held the rear in ruin With no way out of here He sent us back and stood alone Against the rising tide Then turned, his strength near broken With a smile he could not hide [Break] “I’m counting on you!” [Bridge] I saw my boy within that smile The words he never said This time I’ll stay to hear them You’re still alive—not dead I turned back through the fire I would not leave him there No child should face the darkness With no one left to care [Final Chorus] I cannot change the past Or buy another day But I can reach you through the fire I can take you home today I raise my sword once more For the life still in my hands We will leave this field together This is where I make my stand [Outro] Come home Where someone waits for you Come home I’ll see this journey through
