No One Knows

I saw you holding her with the paper in your hand
You said that after all it was time to take a stand

You looked me in my eyes and told me I was gonna be okay
You told me I needed to be a man starting today

So that was the day your fate was sealed at least for another while

You'll go
Where?
No one knows
But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that
That was what you chose
You told me you're always proud
You said you never could want a more beautiful son
As you stepped back in the crowd

I saw you get on the bus with her teardrops on her arms
I saw the look in your eyes as you left like the sounding of alarms

So that was the day that in some camp you were handed a uniform

You'll go
Where?
No one knows
But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that
That was what you chose
You told me you're always proud
You said you never could want a more beautiful son
As you stepped back in the crowd

Looking back I knew that you might live or maybe die
But even at such a young age I knew it was all a lie

I saw you get off that bus with the same bright look in your eye
When you met her eyes I saw that for the first time
You had started to cry

You're back
From where?
Well I was told
But now I knew that instead of an empty hole
I'd get to watch you grow old
You told me you're always proud
You said you never could want a more beautiful son
As we made our way back through the crowd

Now both of our lives went by and I don't have a single regret
I watched as your time came
But I know you'll know that I'll never forget

You'll go
Where?
No one knows
But if you don't make it back I'll make sure to remember that
That was what you chose