Soldier's Last Letter Lyrics - Hag - Merle Haggard

I'm writing this down in a trench, mom 

Don't scold if it isn't so neat 

The way that you did when I was a kid 

And I'd come home with mud on my feet 

The captain just gave us our orders 

And mom, we will carry them through 

And I'll finish this letter the first chance I get 

But for now I'll just say I love you 

Then the mother's old hands began to tremble 

And she fought against tears in her eyes 

But they came unashamed, for there was no name 

And she knew that her soldier had died 

Then the mother knelt down by her bedside 

And she prayed "Lord above, hear my plea 

And protect all the sons who are fighting tonight 

And dear God, keep America free"