They Thought

They thought the war would be short,
They thought they would come home,
They left their family waving at the port,
They died out there all alone.
I thought the war would be short,
I thought he would come home,
I tearfully waved him off from the port,
He died out there alone.
I thought the war would be short,
I thought I would go back home,
I joyfully left my family waving at the port,
Now I am eternally alone.