Southside Chicago Waltz

The shells going off and the trace is so bright,
 at times I can't tell if it's day or it's night
 But I feel the Saint Christopher's medal you gave
 me when you promised me it would get me home safely
 I wish I was back in the arms of my
 family, on Memorial Day Sunday or ready to party
 When the band hits the stage down in Gaelic Park
 with my brothers beside me and you the queen of my heart
 Micky's in the Fire department, Danny's a cop,
 while I'm here in Baghdad with the Marines mopping up
 I wish I was home with ya darling because,
 we'd be dancing to the Southside Chicago Waltz
 The cannons are roaring and the jets in the
 sky and the flares going off like the 4th of July
 For a moment I held him dead in my sights and I
 squeezed the trigger and it's later pal goodnight
 And I think of you lying safely at
 home with your arms crying out for me alone
 Let's go down to Gaelic Park, yell out American Wake
 Let me be in one piece when I get home for both of our sakes
 Micky's in the Fire department, Danny's a Cop,
 while I'm here in Baghdad with the Marines mopping up
 I wish I was home with ya darling because,
 we'd be dancing to the Southside Chicago Waltz
 Sometimes you gotta be bigger than you are,
 stretch up on your toes and reach out for the stars
 And I hope to God what I'm doing here is right because
 I can't take many more of these bloody godawful nights
 Missing Micky in the Fire department and Danny the Cop,
 while I'm here in Baghdad with the Marines mopping up
 Well I wish I was home with you darling because,
 we'd be dancing to the Southside Chicago Waltz