18 Days

Weeping as no one before her has wept A feeling of panic takes that takes all her breath Emotions like lava are burning inside Burning with hatred, self-pity and lies A circle of doubt and of fear closes in Choking it blinds her to every good thing She can't face living if he's not around How much will his broken promise cost now? He promised he would never leave her again promised his days as a soldier would end her and their baby would always come first now they want him back for one more mission He tries to calm her and move to the door says he'll be gone 16 days and no more thinks of his comrades, he owes them his life Now forced to choose between them and his wife Falls to her knees, begging don't go Weeping, pleading, begging don't go A hero in her eyes, now that hero has died A hero in my eyes, now that hero has died I was a hero in her eyes, now that hero has died He was a hero in my eyes, now that hero has died 18 days passed and still there was no word She took the hand of his daughter, his world Feeling abandoned, forsaken betrayed She lays them in darkness and drains life away Weeping as no one before her has wept A feeling of panic takes that takes all her breath Emotions like lava are burning inside Burning with hatred, self-pity and lies Falls to her knees, begging don't go Weeping, pleading, begging don't go A feeling of panic takes that takes all her breath Weeping as no one before her has wept