He had put the midway tattoo on his arm 'cause he loved that ship 
    What was it like when you welcomed your son on that day, mother? 
 Didn't your love eclipse everything you'd ever known before him? 
 You know the world is a rough place to be don't you, mother? 
 You held him close to your heart safe from harm as you pray, mother   
 What was it like when you sent him off into the world, mother? 
 They say the bond between mother and child is an indestructible thing 
 He wants to fight for his country, the noblest of things, mothеr 
 He left to sail the vast ocеans in search of his dreams, mother   
 He doesn't know hate now 
 He doesn't know sorrow 
 He doesn't know fear 
 Nor does he fret for tomorrow 
 He doesn't feel pain anymore 
 He doesn't feel any shame 
 He knows what men spend their lives in pursuit of 
 He is at peace while they writhe in their horror   
 Didn't you know it inside of your heart when he died, mother? 
 They took his life with an inhuman rage because his love was different from theirs 
 Now they don't want to face what they've done do they, mother 
 His life meant nothing to those who would judge him that day, mother   
 He doesn't know hate now 
 He doesn't know sorrow 
 He doesn't know fear 
 Nor does he fret for tomorrow 
 He doesn't feel pain anymore 
 He doesn't feel any shame 
 He knows what men spend their lives in pursuit of 
 He is at peace while they writhe in their horror