Skin and Bones

I lied about my age so I could ship out to the war

My momma cried, my poppa died a long, long time ago

I met you on the porch that night to tell you where I'm goin'

To be the man I thought he'd like

For glory and for honor

Oh my crime was leaving you there all alone

And so now I've done my time

And I'm heading back home

Just skin and bones, skin and bones remain

I know I promised I would write each night before the dawn

My heart in some lone carrier's side-pouch, arriving at your door

But things don't work out like they plan

This boy could never have known

The thinks I've done with these two hands...

They're better left unknown

Oh my crime was leaving you there all alone

And so now I've done my time

And I'm heading back home

Just skin and bones, skin and bones remain

Can I come from behind? Can I take you in my arms?

For your skin and bones, skin and bones I pray

The letters piled at my bedside, but I could never open them

I never heard about the climb, the fall and how I lost you

The past is like a shallow grave

The dust can't hide the stories

Of all the fallen heroes like

The soldier and the scorned