Neal Morse - He died at home

^DWilliam always ^Awanted to be a ^Bmsoldier ^G“Army men were his ^F#sus4favorite ^F#toys” tells his ^Bmmother He was ^Dgoing to be the ^F#mhero of the ^Bmstory ^EmLive with honor or ^F#sus4die in a ^F#blaze of ^Bmglory

So he ^Gjoined when he was ^D/F#seventeen ^EmKissed his mom good^D/F#bye She ^Gwept as she packed his ^D/F#duffel bag With ^Emnotes of ^Bmlove and ^Apride ^GShe’d never guess six ^D/F#years from then ^EmTortured and a^D/F#lone ^GWilliam wouldn’t ^Emdie in ^Bmfields un^Asus4known ^AHe died at home

He ^Dloved the army, it’s ^Aall he ever ^Bmwanted To ^Gserve his country and look ^F#sus4death in the ^F#face un^Bmdaunted ^A/C# But ^Dafter a couple of ^F#mtours, the fire ^Bmin him died You ^Emcan’t watch friends be ^F#sus4killed and ^F#stay the ^Bmsame inside

He ^Gtold his mom “you’d ^Dhate me If you ^Emknew the things I’ve ^Ddone” “^GI will never ^Dhate you You are ^Emmy be^Bmloved ^Asus4son” ^A He said, “^Gno mom, the ^Dson you loved Died ^Emsomewhere over ^Dthere” But ^GWilliam didn’t ^Emdie in the ^Bmcombat ^Asus4zone ^AHe died at home

He ^Dcame back ill at ^Aease with ci^Bmvilians His ^Gmother woke to ^F#sus4screamin^F#g – it was ^BmWilliam’s The ^Darmy shrugged and ^F#mgave him more pre^Bmscriptions As ^EmWilliam’s mind grew ^F#sus4more and ^F#more ^Bmdistant

Be^Gfore he died he ^Dtold his mom “Don’t ^Embury me in my ^Duniform No ^Gmilitary ^Dfuneral ^EmThat’s for some who ^Dgave their all” One ^Anight he shot the ^E/G#soldier dead To ^F#mkill the voices ^E/G#in his head They ^Agathered at the ^E/G#weekly wake They ^F#mhave at every ^E/G#army base ‘Cause ^Bmore will die by ^F#/A#their own hand Than ^G#mfall in any ^F#/A#foreign land They ^Bcovered William ^F#/A#in the flag But ^G#mthere was not a ^F#/A#boast or brag When ^Basked how soldier ^F#/A#William died ^G#mNo one ^C#mentions ^D#msuicide The ^Bcause of death is ^F#/A#hard to say out ^C#sus4loud ^C# The ^Bsoldier who once ^F#/A#stood so strong and ^C#sus4proud ^C# His ^Bmother looks a^G#mway and simply ^C#sus4moans ^C#He died at home