The sweetest light shines from a child’s eyes
Take it away there’s a void
That’s why I gave up my hearth and my home
To testify against this cruel war
I didn’t want to be part of history
I was happy enough back home
If only I had my Casey beside me
Instead of hearing his voice forever on heaven’s telephone
Your girls will never see Samarra
Diyala is far from their minds
But Casey only had eyes for his country
He never doubted your voice or the difference between truth and lies
I don’t always say what I mean
Though I try to express what I feel
If only my words kept your boys and your girls alive
I could ignore all of the hate and the lies
You didn’t serve when you were called on
You chose to stay at home
If only my Casey had followed your choices
I wouldn’t lie here at night waitin’ for heaven’s telephone
Take it away there’s a void
That’s why I gave up my hearth and my home
To testify against this cruel war
I didn’t want to be part of history
I was happy enough back home
If only I had my Casey beside me
Instead of hearing his voice forever on heaven’s telephone
Your girls will never see Samarra
Diyala is far from their minds
But Casey only had eyes for his country
He never doubted your voice or the difference between truth and lies
I don’t always say what I mean
Though I try to express what I feel
If only my words kept your boys and your girls alive
I could ignore all of the hate and the lies
You didn’t serve when you were called on
You chose to stay at home
If only my Casey had followed your choices
I wouldn’t lie here at night waitin’ for heaven’s telephone
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