He said: mama I know you have a lot of plans for me College in the fall, hey I'm almost eighteen I've been doing lots of thinking about a lot of stuff Went down to the recruiter today and I signed up If not there, then where If not now, then when If not this, then what else can I defend Being gone and being scared What else can I do If not me mama If not me then who He's upstairs shaving His cloth is starched and pressed I'm down here praying, my mind is a mess I asked：Where you got, these crazy ideas anyway He just smiled and says: It's the way that I was raised If not there, then where If not now, then when If not this, then what else can I defend Being gone and being scared What else can I do If not me daddy If not me then who We wait for his letters, emails and satellite calls Then the politics, That's number 84 wide receiver for the Wildcats Whose pictures is hanging in my home Next to the soldier standing proud and tall He said: If not there, then where If not now, then when If not this, then what else can I defend Being gone and being scared What else can I do If not me dear God If not me then who
[00:12.15]He said: mama I know you have [00:15.98]a lot of plans for me [00:19.63]College in the fall, [00:21.43]hey I'm almost eighteen [00:25.12]I've been doing lots of thinking [00:29.06]about a lot of stuff [00:31.39]Went down to the recruiter today [00:34.13]and I signed up [00:37.39]If not there, then where [00:40.53]If not now, then when [00:43.68]If not this, then what else can I defend [00:49.93]Being gone and being scared [00:53.90]What else can I do [00:56.24]If not me mama [01:01.66]If not me then who [01:09.99]He's upstairs shaving [01:12.34]His cloth is starched and pressed [01:16.21]I'm down here praying, my mind is a mess [01:22.45]I asked：Where you got, these crazy ideas anyway [01:28.75]He just smiled and says: [01:31.60]It's the way that I was raised [01:34.00]If not there, then where [01:37.14]If not now, then when [01:40.29]If not this, then what else can I defend [01:46.56]Being gone and being scared [01:50.48]What else can I do [01:52.82]If not me daddy [01:58.32]If not me then who [02:03.05]We wait for his letters, emails and satellite calls [02:08.07]Then the politics, [02:10.26]That's number 84 wide receiver for the Wildcats [02:13.92]Whose pictures is hanging in my home [02:20.74]Next to the soldier standing proud and tall [02:29.09]He said: [02:30.61]If not there, then where [02:33.71]If not now, then when [02:36.90]If not this, then what else can I defend [02:43.17]Being gone and being scared [02:47.12]What else can I do [02:49.42]If not me dear God [02:54.92]If not me then who
