HOW DO I SAY GOODBYE
HOW DO I LOOK INTO THEIR EYES
TEARS AND EMOTION ARE ABOUND
HUGS AND KISSES ALL AROUND
WILL THEY THINK OF ME
WILL THEY STAND TRUE
WILL THEY THINK OF ME
WILL THEY BE BLUE
HOW DO I TELL TELL THEM
THAT I HAVE TO GO
MY COUNTRY NEEDS ME
THIS I KNOW
HOW DO I TELL THEM
HOW MUCH THAT I CARE
THAT MY HEART IS BREAKING
THIS WE SHARE
HOW DO I SAY MY GOODBYES
AS I LOOK INTO MY BABIES EYES
HOW DO I TELL THEM
MOMMY MUST GO
BUT ONE DAY SOON
SHE WILL BE HOME
AND TO WAIT FOR ME
WITH YELLOW RIBBONS IN TOW