| The day they had a party |
| Right out in the street |
| Flags and flowers and singing |
| For the homecome hero’s treat |
| I sat in the kitchen |
| Without a fire on the range |
| I knew this house had lost the cause |
| To ever make me warm again |
| Come back to me Days are all too long |
| Come back to me You never should have gone |
| I was so young and full of pride |
| And you were wild and strong |
| I never knew how weak I was |
| I watched them gather round him |
| When he stepped down from the car |
| While tears fell on my cigarette |
| He handed out cigars |
| I have your child inside me But you will never know |
| I never will forget you |
| While I watch that child grow |
| Come back to me Days are all too long |
| Come back to me You never should have gone |
| I was so young and full of pride |
| And you were wild and strong |
| I never knew how weak I was |
| I was so young and full of pride |
| And you were wild and strong |
| I never knew how weak I was |
| I will always be here |
| Fading by the day |
| I will wash the bloody hands |
| And cast the bowl away |
| As the years hang on me You will always be young |
| And one day I will lie down |
| Where the rose was flung |
| Come back to me Days are all too long |
| Come back to me You never should have gone |
| I was so young and full of pride |
| And you were wild and strong |
| I never knew how weak I was |
| Come back to me |