In her angry nation's hands
The expectant mother stands
Notions small and grand
Locked in songs of liberty
In the trembling soldier's hands
Loretta's last letter fans his face
Last thing Tommy will know
Is if he'll leave behind a boy or girl
Unvaried edgeless minds are for whom the brave and innocent die
Loretta ripped off her ring
Threw it down into the stream
The one right next to the tree
Tree where Tommy took a knee
Unvaried edgeless minds are for whom the brave and innocent die
In her angry nation's hands
The expectant mother stands
Notions small and grand
Locked in songs of liberty
Locked in songs of liberty