Just a Dream

It was two weeks after the day she turned eighteen
 All dressed in white
 Going to the church that night
 She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
 Sixpence in a shoe, something borrowed, something blue
 And when the church doors opened up wide
 She put her veil down
 Trying to hide the tears
 Oh, she just couldn't believe it
 She heard the trumpets from the military band
 And the flowers fell out of her hands
 Baby, why'd you leave me?
 Why'd you have to go?
 I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
 I can't even breathe
 It's like I'm looking from a distance
 Standing in the background
 Everybody's saying, "He's not coming home now."
 This can't be happening to me
 This is just a dream
 The preacher man said, "Let us bow our heads and pray
 Lord please lift his soul, and heal this hurt."
 Then the congregation all stood up and sang
 The saddest song that she ever heard
 Then they handed her a folded up flag
 And she held on to all she had left of him
 Oh, and what could have been
 And then the guns rang one last shot
 And it felt like a bullet in her heart
 Baby, why'd you leave me?
 Why'd you have to go?
 I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
 I can't even breathe
 It's like I'm looking from a distance
 Standing in the background
 Everybody's saying, "He's not coming home now."
 This can't be happening to me
 This is just a dream
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 Baby, why'd you leave me?
 Why'd you have to go?
 I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
 Oh, I'll never know
 It's like I'm looking from a distance
 Standing in the background
 Everybody's saying, "He's not coming home now."
 This can't be happening to me
 This is just a dream
 Oh, this is just a dream
 Just a dream
 Yeah, yeah