We show up every morning, our uniforms are pressed
All spit and polish, we have to look our best
This message that we carry is a heavy load to bear
Those who pay the price with sacrifice have to show we care
Everybody has a duty, a way that they can shine
The ones who go over there are those who stay behind
The sun ain't coming back, reality is grim
It's up to me and Sergeant Jack to break the news to them
We're the two soldiers no one wants to see
In a plain black sedan, rolling slowly down the street
Past the toys and the bikes, beneath the maple trees
We're fading yellow ribbons, wave gently in the breeze
Loved ones in a better place, they won't be back no more
Now there's two soldiers at the door
Sometimes I see us coming, fall down on their knees
Tears are overflowing, crying oh God please
Sometimes they just stand there, silent as a stone
With no surprise in their eyes, they knew it all along
See the soldiers on the tarmac, ready to deploy
Husbands and wives, little girls and boys
Say a silent prayer, they all come back alive
Never see Jack and me, all up in the drive
We're the two soldiers no one wants to see
In a plain black sedan, rolling slowly down the street
Past the toys and the bikes, beneath the maple trees
We're fading yellow ribbons, wave gently in the breeze
Loved ones in a better place, they won't be back no more
Now there's two soldiers at the door
Yeah there's two soldiers at the door
Yeah there's two soldiers at the door
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