Six months you've been gone
And we've still got six more to go.
Three times before you've left,
For years at a time
To do your duties
And fight to keep what's ours.
The courage you have deep within your soul
Is courage that I could never dream of having.
I have to wonder if you know,
If you have any clue
Of how i admire you
And respect what you do,
Not because you're my father,
But because you're a solider.
You've fought before
And will fight again
You'd give up all you have
And die a hero
If you knew it helped
Even in the slightest.
It almost seems selfish
To wish you were home,
When what you're doing
Is so much more important.
Part of me hates
That i can't even remember your face
And how hard I have to fight
Just to keep these tears under control.
I've always looked up to you
And can only hope
I'll have a spirit half as strong as yours,
And that you know
No matter what may come
You'll always be a hero in my heart.