Your gun for a pillow tonight
As you breathe hostile air
While we gripe but still sleep tight
After home cooked meals

As you go prepare to fight
For the ones you love
May Jesus be by your side
May you hear his voice saying

I¡¯ll stay up through the night with you
Cause I know what it means
To lay down my life for my friends

And so you send us funny letters
Still the same old boy
Cause for the worried sick it¡¯s better
To offer peace of mind

The smallest one in 5th grade lines
Now you¡¯re at the front for war
Oh how we¡¯ve changed through the course of time
But the steady rock of love says

I¡¯ll stay up through the night with you
Cause I know what it means
To lay down my life for my friends

And I¡¯ve shed more than a tear for you
I gave my very blood
And laid down my life for you

A prayer is said, oh friend of mine
That you¡¯d get home alright
We¡¯ll go out and have good times
In a different light
We¡¯ll go out and have good times
In a different light