Oh I remember when we talked
about the men we thought we'd be.
And I remember when those dreams,
they were all we seemed to need.
But we found out life doesn't bend
we changed our minds and changed our paths,
now we carry on with the dreams we had in our past

And I look at you now full uniform
a soldier you've become.
Your life no longer yours you'd lay it down
If that's what must be done.
I'm proud of everything you do,
the man you are the choice you made.
My brother and my friend.
Oh I... remember when.

When duty called
You followed fast
You waved good bye
Hope not your last

May you stay strong
While I pray for you
And come home safely soon.

(Break)

Here I stand await the plane that you are on
and think about the times we talked,
about how our lives had gone,
and sometimes it may not have been,
the life we thought that we would live
But still we carried on.
And I...remember when

And now I say to you these final words
that no one else will hear.
I'm proud of all you've done,
the life you lived
And how you've shown no fear
for on this plane is not the man,
who waved goodbye one final time,
his soul is now set free
Oh I ... remember when.