Mama called this morning, said
"Son won't you come back home?
I ain't been feelin' good and I know it won't be long"
Don't keep me waiting
I wanna touch you face again
Oh' what a good life it's been.
I wanna see your daddy again
I'm ready to fly.
All my family and friends.
I know they are out there waiting
In a place beyond the sky
I ready to fly.
Hard times of' 69
The war was regin' on
That's the reason my daddy left.
And never made it back home.
It was tough for all og us,
But mama said every day.
On' it's so hard to her say
She made sure she'd never let us see her cry
But those tears on the pillow she couldn't hide.