I never knew his name, as he called to me   Pleading with his eyes, suddenly so wise   Trying not to cry   Now he?s gone and I never knew his name      I've seen his kind before rising to his fall   God, he was so young like a song half sung   Interrupted by someone just as shy   Who never knew his name      The true cost of honor is suddenly too clear   It measures too full and dear      He always looks the same dressed in blue or gray   All the life he?ll miss, girls he?ll never kiss   Things he?ll never try   Unaware that I never knew his name      I never knew his name, guess it?s just as well   So I do my part, hiding from my heart   Whispering goodbye   Thanking God that I never knew his name