I wake up this morning All soaking wet 'cause I had been dreaming That you were dead I heard the rain fall So I'd stay in bed Thinking some more of the dream that I had The last time I saw you You waved me goodbye I stood in the hallway With tears in my eyes I hope on your way there Before you arrive You know that you've already taken a life I lived my life in vain There's nowhere I can stay Since I lost you I prayed that the winter Would carry me through But each day your picture Reminds me of you You sent me a postcard From where you're deployed It read "I'll be home soon, my darling don't cry" I woke up this morning All soaking wet And when the phone rang I was shaking bad I ran down the hallway For good news I'd pray A voice said "I'm sorry your son died today"