In the quiet of dawn, he kisses her goodbye His heart heavy with the weight of the sky Leaving behind his love and his kin To face the battlefield, where wars begin A warrior's resolve, a lover's pain In the fields of battle, they both remain For honor and duty, he'll bravely fight But in his heart, his family's light His children sleep soundly, unaware Of the dangers their father must bear He holds his wife close, one last embrace Before riding off to the war's embrace A warrior's resolve, a lover's pain In the fields of battle, they both remain For honor and duty, he'll bravely fight But in his heart, his family's light Through the cold and the rain, he'll march on With memories of home to keep him strong For every foe he faces on the field His love for his family will be his shield A warrior's resolve, a lover's pain In the fields of battle, they both remain For honor and duty, he'll bravely fight But in his heart, his family's light As the war rages on, and battles roar He'll hold onto hope, forevermore For one day he'll return, to his home so dear To hold his loved ones, and dry their tears