Don't weep for me

[Raggedy Ann]

Don't weep for me

Please don't weep for me...
I died for what I believed in...
To keep my family and country free.
I was only eighteen when I left for war

Not long after I was on a distant shore
I left behind a wife and son
Now I carry c-rations and a gun
I've stared death straight in the eye

I've seen many young men come here only to die
They didn't run, they didn't hide
They fought for what they believed
And they fought with pride

Here I am in this far off land
With a 40 pound pack and an m-16 in hand
Trudging through mud and rice paddies
Thinking how many children back home must miss their daddy's

My own young son now weeps for me
He doesn't understand that I died to keep his land free
Nor does he understand why his mommy's so sad
He's been through so much for such a young lad

Maybe someday there will be no need for wars
No need to send young men to distant shores
No more maiming and killing for reasons unknown
No more leaving a family and loved ones alone

Please don't weep for me...
I died for what I believed in...
To keep my family and country free.