It's like I'm lookin' from a distance, standin' in the background
Everybody's sayin', he's not comin' home now
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm lookin' from a distance, standin' in the background
She heard the trumpets from the military band
Oh, I'll never know
The preacher man said, "Let's bow our heads and pray"
This can't be happenin' to me
It's like I'm lookin' from a distance, standin' in the background
And then the guns rang one last shot
I was countin' on forever, now I'll never know
Baby, why'd you leave me? Why'd you have to go?
And when the church doors opened up wide
I can't even breathe
She put her veil down, tryin' to hide the tears
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
Ooh, baby, why'd you leave me? Why'd you have to go?
Baby, why'd you leave me? Why'd you have to go?
The saddest song that she ever heard
Oh, this is just a dream
This is just a dream
Then the congregation all stood up and sang
Oh, she just couldn't believe it
And then they handed her a folded up flag
Lord, please lift his soul and heal this hurt
Everybody's sayin', he's not comin' home now
This is just a dream
And it felt like a bullet in her heart
Oh, and what could've been
And the flowers fell out of her hands
And she held on to all she had left of him
This can't be happenin' to me
This can't be happenin' to me
I was countin' on forever, now I'll never know
This is just a dream
I was countin' on forever, now I'll never know
Everybody's sayin', he's not comin' home now
Six pence in a shoe, somethin' borrowed, somethin' blue
