Lyrics
I found your worn out baseball glove
While workin' in the garage today
I thought I'd packed it with your other things
When we stored your stuff away
Your ma/pa ain't set foot in your bedroom
Since we got the news last May
That our boy would not be comin' home
We haven't slept well since that day
The price we pay for freedom isn't free
Some can't appreciate how high the cost can be
Because we pay it with the blood
Of our daughters and our sons
And from where I stand that price feels mighty high to me
Your wife Anne came by to visit
From the army base today
She told us both that she's been doin' fine
But her eyes gave her away
You should see how big her tummy's grown
Your baby boy's due any day
We'll bring him with us up to Arlington
So you can meet him (on) Christmas day
The price we pay for freedom isn't free
Some can't appreciate how high the cost can be
Because we pay it with the blood
Of our daughters and our sons
And from where I stand that price feels mighty high to me
I ran into your friend Bobby
Home on leave the other day
He told me he was in your unit
And that he'd talked to you that day
He said you told him how you longed
To see your firstborn baby's face
But that because your country needed you
That day was gonna have to wait
The price we pay for freedom isn't free
Some can't appreciate how high the cost can be
Because we pay it with the blood
Of our daughters and our sons
And from where I stand that price feels mighty high to me