A postman delivered a letter
It filled her dear heart full of joy
Was the last one from her darlin' boy
Dear Mom was the way that it started
I miss you so much it went on
And, I didn't know that I loved you so
But I'll prove it when this war is won
I'm writing this down in a trench, Mom
Don't scold me if it's not so neat
You know, as you did when I was a kid
And I'd come home with mud on my feet
The captain just gave us our order
And Ma, we'll carry them through
I'll finish this letter the first chance I get,
but now I'll just say I love you.
she fought against tears in her eyes.
Then there came an unshamed,
and she knew that her darling had died
That night, as she knelt by her bedside,
she prayed, Lord above, hear my plea
that are fighting tonight
And, God, keep America free
