(Verse 1)
I keep a light in the window
Dark band on my heart
Some days are better than others
Mostly I'm falling apart

(Verse 2)
I keep his picture beside me
I see the dream in his eyes
I watch the light disappearing
Into unsettled skies

(Chorus)
You say the world will be a better place
After this war is won
You say no sacrifice too great
But every soldier is a mother's son

(Verse 3)
I know he can't take the killing
And how it messes with his soul
I know the days are unending
When you're so far from home

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

(Break)
No war that can be won
When every soldier is a mother's son
No war that can be won
When every soldier is a mother's son

(Verse 4)
I keep a light in the window
I keep a vigil inside
I say a prayer for those mothers
Across the enemy lines

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

(Denouement)
Every soldier is a mother's son
Every soldier is a mother's son