In the headlines and the TV news There are soldiers who have paid there dues And i've been waiting for a word from you Cause you've been gone so long, and I Check my email and the postbox everyday Waiting for a message that i hope will say That all is well and you're coming home to stay And I Hope you get this letter Hope you get this letter today I Hope you get this letter someway And I Hope you get this letter The battle lines have been drawn in the sand And you're fighting in a foreign land And its hard for me to understand Cause you've been gone so long The president's said its just begun And we'll keep fighting till the war is won But you can't wait that long to see your son Cause we miss you and we love you And we're always thinking of you I try to push my sadness aside I try to keep my feelings alive I'm trying not to go out my mind But I don't know what to do without you baby I'm hoping you will come home to stay I'm praying cause you're so far away I just can't wait another day And i hope you get this letter Hope you get this letter Hope you get this letter Hope you get this letter today I hope you get this letter someway And I hope you get this letter Hop e you get this letter Hope you get this letter Hope you get this letter And i hope you get this letter today Hope you get this letter someway And I Hope you get this letter