What can you see from your window    I can't see anything from mine    Flags on the side of the highway    Scripture on grocery store signs    Maybe 18 was too early    Maybe 30 or 40 is to    Did you get chance to make peace with the man    Before he sent down his angels for you       Mama's and grandmama's love you    Cause that's all they know how to do    And you never planned on the bombs in the sand    Or sleeping in your dress blues       Your wife said this all would be funny    If you came back home in a week    You'd turn 22 and they'd celebrate you    In a bar or tent by the creek    Your baby would just about be here    Your very last tour would be up    But you ain't coming back    They're all dressing in black    Drinking sweet tea in styrofoam cups       Mama's and grandmama's love you    American boys hate to lose    And you never planned on the bombs in the sand    Or sleeping in your dress blues       The highschool gymnasium is ready    Full of flowers and old legionaires    Nobody showed up to protest    Just a sniffle and stare       Red white and blue in the rafters    A silent old man from the core    What did they say when they shipped you away    To fight somebody's hollywood war       Mama's and grandmama's love you    Cause that's all they know how to do    And you never planned on the bombs in the sand    Or sleeping in your dress blues       Nobody here could forget you    You showed us what we had to lose    And you never planned on the bombs in the sand    Or sleeping in your dress blue