If You're Reading This

If you're readin' this
And my mama's sittin' there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
And war was just a game we played when we were kids

Well, I'm layin' down my gun
I'm hangin' up my boots
I'm up here with God, and we're both watchin' over you

So lay me down
In that open field, out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my mama always prayed that it would go
If you're readin' this
I'm already home

If you're readin' this
Half way around the world
I won't be there to see the birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
And stands up for the innocent and the weak

I'm layin' down my gun
I'm hangin' up my boots
Tell dad I don't regret that I followed in his shoes

So lay me down
In that open field, out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my mama always prayed that it would go
If you're readin' this
I'm already home

If you're readin' this
There's goin' to come a day
You'll move on and find some one else, and that's ok
Just remember this
I'm in a better place
Where soldiers live in peace
And angels sing Amazing Grace

So lay me down
In that open field, out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my mama always prayed that it would go
If you're readin' this
If you're readin' this
I'm already home