Saying Goodbye

Deep in the jungle From high above Comes the roar of thunder From the enemies gun I hunker down And cover my head Praying to God For the men I've led I sit in my foxhole Late at night Holding a young soldier Oh so tight I lie and tell him It will be okay As I see a chopper In the light of day The chopper came A little to late For this young soldier Is at Heaven's gate I lay him in the chopper And away they fly As I sit here crying And saying goodbye