It's hard to understand
When you're only six years old
And your mama tells you
That he's never coming home
She tries to explain
She said something about a war in her lap
A folded flag that I'd never seen before
She said he was tall and handsome
And he stood for what was right
And when his country needed him
He stood prepared to fight
And he gave his life
That others could be free
And lived and died so unselfishly
Though I've never seen him
I know he's here you see
Cause everybody says they see my daddy in me
Mama gave me daddy's bible
And I read it every day
Finding strength in its pages
Things don't go my way
It tells about a man called jesus
Who was born to die
He loved the world so much
He became our sacrifice
He went through humiliation
Though the charges were untrue
Though he put his shoulder to the cross
Took the blame for me and you
And he gave his life
That others could be free
He lived and died so unselfishly
Though I've never seen him
I know he's here you see
Cause everybody says they see my father in me
Though I've never seen him
I know he's here you see
Cause everybody says they see my father in me