Into battle and in your shadow
And turn into the man I used to be
But I hope you have more sense than I, in matters such as these

Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yeah, yes he does, yes he does

Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yes he does
Medals don't mean a shit when a family is lost at sea
Into battle and in your shadow
Into battle and in your shadow
To you I'm just a picture on your mother's mantelpiece
Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yeah, yes he does
Your daddy loves you still, yes he does, yes he does
Who chose to fight the good fight in time to fail

I save every moment I've reached out and almost touched you
Into battle and in your shadow
Your daddy loves you still, yes I do
But they all fade away, must be a bad memory
Into battle and in your shadow

I never thought it'd be so hard to see you grow so fast