Verse 1
It was two weeks after the day she turned 18
all dressed in white going to the church that night
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
six pence in her shoe
something borrowed something *blue*
and when the church doors opened up wide she put her veil down trying to hide the tears oh
she just couldn’t believe it
she heard the trumpets from the military band and the flowers fell out of her hands

Chorus
Baby whyd you leave me whyd you have to go
I was counting on forever now Ill never know
I cant even breathe
Its like Im looking from a distance standing in the background
Everybodys saying hes not coming home now
This cant be happening to me
This is just a dream

Verse 2
The preacher man said let us bow our heads and pray
lord please lift his soul and heal this hurt
then the congregation all stood up and sang the saddest song that she ever heard
then they handed her a folded up flag and
she held on to all she had left of him oh and what could’ve been
and then guns rang one last shot and it felt like a bullet in her heart

Chorus
Baby whyd you leave me whyd you have to go
I was counting on forever now Ill never know
I cant even breathe
Its like Im looking from a distance standing in the background
Everybodys saying hes not coming home now
This cant be happening to me
This is just a dream

(softly at first) OhOh Baby whyd you leave me whyd you have to go
I was counting on forever now Ill never know
(loudly) Ohh ill never know
Its like Im looking from a distance standing in the background
Everybodys saying hes not coming home now
This cant be happening to me
This is just a dream

Oh this is just a dream
just a dream oh!! [fading out]