MY PLANE TOUCHED DOWN
ON HOSTILE GROUND
TO PLAY A COUPLE SHOWS
FOR THE BOYS AT THE USO
A YOUNG SERGEANT SHOOK MY HAND
AFTER 18 MONTHS IN AFGHANISTAN
I SAID, MAN, HOW DO YOU DO IT
WHAT GETS YOU THROUGH IT (HE SAID)
WHEN YOU MISS YOUR WIFE AT HOME
YA’ NEVER MET YOUR NEWBORN BABY
WHEN YOU’RE FEELING ALL ALONE
THIS IS HOW YOU KEEP FROM GOIN’ CRAZY
KEEP THOSE 2X2’S IN YOUR POCKET
KEEP THAT PORTRAIT THERE IN YOUR LOCKET
ALL THOSE CELL PHONE PICTURES
JUST TAKE ‘EM WITH YA
KEEP ON WEARIN’ THAT GOLD RING
COULD BE ANY LITTLE THING
THAT KEEPS ‘EM IN YOUR TICKER
JUST TAKE ‘EM WITH YA
IT’S A HAPPY DAY
BUT SAD IN ANOTHER WAY
WHEN THE TOUR BUS WHEELS START TURNING
CROWDS ON FIRE AND THE SPOTLIGHTS BURNING
WHEN THE SHOW IS DONE
WHEN I’M ALL ALONE IN BED
GIRL, WHEN I’M MISSIN’ YOU
THOSE WORDS RUN THROUGH MY HEAD
(REPEAT CHORUS)
IF THOSE BIG RIG WHEELS TAKE YOU FAR AWAY
OR IF YOU’RE ONLY GONE FOR AN EIGHT HOUR DAY
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Writer: Eric Moore / Bryce Carlisle