When the time comes put my feet in the water   it's not as warm as I expect   will I go down like a preachers son?   will I come back up like a world war vet?   will I watch my brothers die?   speak true words into their lives?   will I hold them close and tell them why the life they led was sacrifice      I don't know much   but I know about love   and how it hurts me to give up   it hurts me to give up      when the time comes put my hands on the table   they are examined for what they are   a long life line that�s been cut short   by the road, the time, the battle scars   what I would give to be back home   where the sunsets over the water   someone save me from these preachers sons   save me from their daughters      still I don't know much but   but I know about love   and how it hurts me to give up   it hurts me to give up      why do we always say we're fine when it's obvious we lie   why don't we ever tell the truth   what do we got to lose?   and I don't know much   but I know about love   and how it hurts me to give up   it hurts me to give up   and I don't know much   but I know about love   and hot it hurts me to give up   it hurts me to give up