What would you have taken instead of our sons
We would have given everything that we had
What would you have taken instead of our daughters
What would you have taken Instead of our sons
What would you have taken instead of our sons
What's honor is asked about mommies and dads
What would you have taken instead of our daughters
What would you have taken Instead of our sons
What would you have taken instead of these tears
What could we have given to get back the years
To not hear the single bugler play taps
To not see a wife or mother collapse
To not have men in uniforms ring the doorbells
To not have a plastic bag with 21 spent shells
To not wonder what were his last thoughts his last breath
A tri-folded flag is all they have left
What would you have taken instead of these souls
When all he has left is his daughter's clothes
Pictures on the walls and atop the TV
A tiny trophy she won second grade spelling bee
A house so empty regardless of who comes
To see or hear a certain something the mind numbs
What would you have taken to not send those kids to Iraq
No press coverage just a box is how they come back
What would you have taken instead of our sons
We would have given everything that we had
What would you have taken instead of our daughters
What would you have taken Instead of our sons