Just a Dream

It was two weeks after the day she turned 18 All dressed in white, goin' to the church that night She had his box of letters in the pa*senger seat Six pins in her shoe, somethin' borrowed, somethin' blue And when the church doors opened up wide She put her veil down, tryin' to hide the tears Oh, she just couldn't believe it She heard the trumpets from the military band And the flowers fell out of her hands Baby, why'd you leave me? Why'd you have to go? I was countin' on forever, now I'll never know I can't even breathe It's like I'm lookin' from a distance, standin' in the background Everybody's sayin', he's not comin' home now This can't be happenin' to me, this is just a dream The preacher man said, “Let's bow our heads and pray Lord, please lift his soul and heal this hurt" Then the congregation all stood up and sang The saddest song that she ever heard And then they handed her a folded up flag And she held on to all she had left of him Oh, well, what could've been? And then the guns rang one last shot And it felt like a bullet in her heart Baby, why'd you leave me? Why'd you have to go? I was countin' on forever, now I'll never know I can't even breathe It's like I'm lookin' from a distance, standin' in the background Everybody's sayin', he's not comin' home now This can't be happenin' to me, this is just a dream Ooh, baby, why'd you leave me? Why'd you have to go? I was countin' on forever, now I'll never know Oh, I'll never know It's like I'm lookin' from a distance, standin' in the background Everybody's sayin', he's not comin' home now This can't be happenin' to me, this is just a dream Oh, this is just a dream It's just a dream, yeah, yeah