She lays awake   In a silent room   Holding his picture   Washed sliver by the moon   Oceans away   He feels her sigh   So alone   In the world tonight      Freedom needs a soldier   That nameless, faceless one   A young girl's lover   A baby's father   Some mother's son      Too young to know   His daddy's gone   He hears him say   His mother must be strong   So he pretends   Like children do   He likes to stand    In his daddy's shoes      Freedom needs a soldier   A nameless, faceless one   A young girl's lover   A baby's father   Some mother's son      Freedom needs a soldier   Until the battle's won   A young girl's lover   A baby's father   Some mother's son      She closes her eyes   And sees him at three   In her mind   That's the age he'll always be   And only God   Understands her love   Now she prays    To the angels up above      Freedom needs a soldier   That nameless, faceless one   A young girl's lover    A baby's father    Some mother's son      Freedom needs a soldier   Until the battle's won   A young girl's lover   A baby's father   Some mother's son