I grew up in Alabama in a valley I called home   And I learned to love sweet lily from the start   But I had to do my duty yes I had to do my part   But the thought of leaving really breaks my heart   If this war could just be over and I could go back home   If I could hold and kiss her once again   Then if I should die tomorrow after loving her tonight   Then I would not feel my life had been in vain   Cause she's my lily of the valley and I want her for my wife   She's my lily of the valley I guess I've loved lily almost all my life all my life