Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Oh, she knows
She takes his hand
And prays the child will understand
At the door
They watch the men go by
In the clothes that daddy wore
[Chorus]
Mother's pride
Baby boy
His father's eyes
He's a soldier waiting for a war
Time will come
He'll hold a gun
His father's son
[Verse 2]
And as he grows
He hears the band
Takes the step from boy to man
At the shore
She waves her son goodbye
Like the man she did before
[Chorus]
Mother's pride
Just a boy
His country's eyes
He's a soldier waving at the shore
And in her heart
The time has come
To lose a son
[Bridge]
And all the husbands
All the sons
All the lovers gone
They make no difference
No difference in the end
Still hear the women say
"Your daddy died a hero
In the name of God and man"
[Chorus]
Mother's pride
Crazy boy
His lifeless eyes
He's a soldier now forevermore
He'll hold a gun till kingdom come
Written by: George Michael