Well, it was last Sunday evening
I was sittin' by my window
Watchin' the sun goin' down
Baby came and sat next to me
Said, Daddy, I've got news for you
They're taking girls in their arms
And I'm going
But I don't know what else to do
She said, I just can't
Stand to sit around this crazy
old town no more
Since that little baby shot dead
down on the second floor
And what about that poor old lady
Crippled in a police raid
Well, if I get killed in a battle
At least I get paid
When that plane took off this mornin'
I just waved bye -bye
Cause my baby is joining
the army y 'all
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can do but cry
She said, Daddy, I've seen hatred
And I ain't scared of God, no
So if we're going over to Iraq
You know I ain't gonna run, no
They say we must protect
our homeland now
Get the job done right,
that way it can help make these streets,
safe to walk around at night.
Your momma's been gone, baby,
two years, right today
And I thank God she's not here to see
you living home this way
Family and your pride is all
A man like me got left
I won't be there to watch your back
You better take care of
yourself
Well it was five o 'clock in the morning
My baby got on board
Like a blind man I walked the street,
found my way back home
Tears were running from my eyes,
full of misery
I pray, Lord have mercy
Send her back safe to me
When the plane took off this morning
You know I just stood and waved bye bye
Cry, my baby, she's joining the army
And there was nothing I could do,
nothing
Nothing I could do but cry
The plane pulled off this morning
Nothin' I could do but
cry
Nothin' I could do, no you