promise me you'll never go to war, daddy
promise me you'll stay alive for me
promise me you'll remember I'm more important
please don't leave me and your family

promise me you'll never kill someone, daddy
I don't want bloody hands to touch me
promise me you'll find a way to be a good man
and live thou shalt not kill, really

promise me you'll be there as I grow, daddy
promise me you'll play with me again
promise me you'll remember that love is what you taught me
please don't forget I am only ten