gone to war

its written in couplet form from the point of view of a six year old girl whose dad went off to war

my daddy said he had to go away my mommy said to wave goodbye
now my daddys gone and i have no idea why

i'll try to play i'll try to smile
just promise you'll come back for a little while

i miss you i hope you miss me
so why could the bad men just leave you be

i really miss you since you went away
i dont understand why your country wouldnt let you stay

when you left me and mommy were crying
and now i hear you could be dying

dont leave my daddy i miss you so
are you really dead i just have to know

daddy, mommys always saying your name
i just hope you still love us the same

today my heart was full of an icy dread
because today, daddy, i learned you are dead