Quiet on the Battlefield
Miles McCavit
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Every day, when I awake
My tender heart begins to break
A little more
Knowing that you're in this war
Fighting for what you believe
But tell me, please, why did you leave?
When you knew that I would grieve
And I can't help but imagine
In this vision that I'm tracing
The foe that you're confronting
And the conflict that you're facing
You must be so frightened
Though you act so strong
I know you're always worried
That what you're doing is wrong
But please don't worry
You're the bravest man I ever met
At least that's what I told myself
On the day that you left
How could you?
It's quiet on the battlefield
Once one side decides to yield
Until then, it's moments
Of screaming and hoping
And dreaming that you're alive
Dear Ulyss, please survive
Please, please
I lay in bed every night
I see your face when I close my eyes
I don't know
If you'll come home
I hate that I can't help but dread
Are you somewhere lying dead?
I need you, I need you
But when I read your writing in your letters
My heart starts to heal
Until I see you're fighting another battle
On a southern field
I know that you'll keep going
With you and your thick skin
Until this Lee surrenders
You surely won't give in
But I'm so worried
Every day, you're waging this war
I hope it's not much longer
My heart can't take much more
It's quiet on the battlefield
Once a side decides to yield
Until then, it's moments
Of screaming and hoping
And dreaming that you're alive
Dear Ulyss, please survive
Please, please
Just keep fighting
And do what you know to be right
For one day, I know
You'll come back and end this endless night
Keep on marching
Lead and stay the course that you've begun
And it will all be worth it
When, at last, the war is won
Oh, it will be quiet on the battlefield
Once you force the South to yield
And gone will be moments of screaming
And hoping and dreaming
That you're alive
Because I'll see you with my eyes
Home, oh, please come home
Make it quiet on the battlefield