Daddy says that he loves me
But he has to go away
Puts it so straight foreword
That there’s nothing I can say

Our relationship was never strong
But how I’ll miss you so
I love you too dearly
Daddy I don’t want you to go

I’ll scream from the rooftop
I’ll scream it in my head
I’ll scream so silently
That nothing can be said

And I’ll cry at first
But the tears will soon grow older
After all you’re not supposed cry
When you’re the daughter of a soldier

They disarrayed our very lives
On that September day
And I know that you’ve left before
But how I wish you could stay

And you tell me not to worry
That it’ll be all right
You’ll be safe and sound forever
Even in the darkest hour of the fight

And I want to believe you
When you say you’ll be home in a year
I want to believe you
When you say there is nothing to fear

But I don’t think I can
I’m not a child anymore
And I know you’re in danger
Every time you walk out that door

So I’ll scream from the rooftop
I’ll scream it in my head
I’ll scream so silently
That nothing can be said


And I’ll cry at first
But the tears will soon grow older
After all you’re not supposed cry
When you’re the daughter of a soldier

You’re journeying across the sea
Far away you roam
So that we can all live safely
So that we can have a home

I know that I’ll miss you
And I know this is goodbye
But you’ll come home someday
At least I know you’ll try

And perhaps it will all pass me by
So much quicker then before
Because I have to stand strong
I cannot cry anymore

Because that’s what’s expected
Of a girl like me
Whose daddy’s in the army
Fighting to keep us free

And yet down my face
The tears still will fall
I don’t know how to be like dad
To not cry at all

And the tears will last forever
Until you come home they wont grow older
But I’ve got to try
Because I’m the daughter of a soldier