Craig Morgan - If Not Me lyrics

He said: mama I know you have A lot of plans for me College in the fall Hey I'm almost eighteen I've been doing lots of thinking About a lot of stuff Went down to the recruiter today And I signed up If not there, then where If not now, then when If not this, then what else can I defend Being gone and being scared What else can I do You are not me mama If not me then who He's upstairs shaving His cloth is starched and pressed I'm down here praying, my mind is a mess I ask where he got, these crazy ideas anyway He just smiles and says: It's the way that I was raised If not there, then where If not now, then when If not this, then what else can I defend Being gone and being scared What else can I do If not me daddy If not me then who We wait for his letters, emails and satellite calls Then the politics Thats number 84 wide receiver for the Wildscats whos pictures is hangning in my home next to the soldier standing proud and tall He said If not there, then where If not now, then when If not this, then what else can I defend Being gone and being scared What else can I do If not me dear God If not me then who