Mason Jennings - The Field lyrics

Every step I take takes me farther from you
Every move I make reminds me
That I'll always love you
Since you were a child we
Built our lives around you
How am I supposed to live in
This world we made without you?

Sometimes late at night I go the field
Is that where you are? Are
You a shooting star?
Can you say my name? Darling can you hear me?
Tell me where's your heart now
That it stopped beating?
It's right here, it's right here
It's right here

When you joined the war we
Were so proud of you you seemed so grown up
Living life the way we taught you
Then your first letter came
It sounded nothing like you
It took all my strength to keep
Myself from running to you

And it will always be until
The sun dries the ocean
And you will always be my little one

If I was the President, if I was that man
I would walk out with those kids
Out across the sand
If I was the President, if I was that brave
I would take a shovel then
Dig each child their grave
If I was the President and
My world turned black
I would want no victory
I'd just want you back

I don't want no victory, I just want you back