Dear darling I won't be coming home Dear darling I won't be coming home Though I wish with all my heart I was on my way But dear darling my country needs me now And I couldn't tell them no when they asked me to stay
Oh I love you and I miss you And I long to hold you in my arms again Kiss our young one and tell him I miss him too But I've got to stick it through until the end
Dear darling I'm praying for the day We can see a peaceful world like we've never known Where our son won't have to fight Where he'll never have to write Dear darling I won't be coming home Dear darling I won't be coming home