It was two weeks after the day she turned eighteen

All dressed in white

Going to the church that night

She had his box of letters in the passenger seat

Sixpence in a shoe

Something barrowed 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 trumpets from the military band

And the flowers that I never had

Baby why'd you leave me

Why'd you have to go

I was counting on forever now I'll never know

I can't even breathe

It's like I'm looking from a distance

Standing in the background

Everybody's saying he's not coming home now

This can't be happening to me

This is just a dream

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 have been

And then the guards rang one last shot

And it felt like a bullet in her heart

Baby why'd you leave me

Why'd you have to go

I was counting on forever now I'll never know

I can't even breathe

It's like I'm looking from a distance

Standing in the background

Everybody's saying he's not coming home now

This can't be happening to me

This is just a dream

Oh Baby why'd you leave me

Why'd you have to go

I was counting on forever now I'll never know

Oh now I'll never know

It's like I'm looking from a distance

Standing in the background

Everybody's saying he's not coming home now

This can't be happening to me

This is just a dream

Oh this is just a dream

Just a dream

Yeah Yeah