I got your letter today
And I miss you all so much here
I can't wait to see you all
And I'm counting the days hereI still believe that there's gold
At the end of the world
And I'll come home to Illinois
On the day after tomorrowIt is so hard and it's cold here
And I'm tired of taking orders
And I miss old Rockford town
Up by the Wisconsin borderWhat I miss, you won't believe
Shovelling snow and raking leaves
And my plane will touch down
On the day after tomorrowI close my eyes every night
And I dream that I can hold youThey fill us full of lies, everyone buys
'Bout what it means to be a soldier
I still don't know how I'm supposed to feel
'Bout all the blood that's been spilled
Will god on this throne
Get me back home
On the day after tomorrowYou can't deny, the other side
Don't want to die anymore then we do
What I'm trying to say is don't they pray
To the same god that we do?And tell me how does god choose
Whose prayers does he refuse?
Who turns the wheel
Who throws the dice
On the day after tomorrowI'm not fighting, for justice
I am not fighting, for freedom
I am fighting, for my life
And another day in the world hereI just do what I've been told
We're just the gravel on the road
And only the lucky ones come home
On the day after tomorrowAnd the summer, it too will fade
And with it brings the winter's frost dear
And I know we too are made
Of all the things that we have lost hereI'll be 21 today
I been saving all my pay
And my plane will touch down
On the day after tomorrow
And my plane it will touch down
On the day after tomorrow
Songwriters
HAROLD KLOSER, THOMAS WANKERPublished by
Lyrics © FOX MUSIC, INC.