He was just 18 when he packed his bags
He said good-bye to his mom and dad
Got on a plane and went to war
He could tell you just what he was fightin’ for

And sometime after midnight he sat outside alone
Wrote a letter to his family it said I don’t know when I’m comin’ home
But please don’t worry cause I know I’ll be just fine
And keep me in your prayers you’re in all of mine

Well the weeks turned into months and the months turned into years
He got a letter from home one day and he burst into
tears
Seems his daddy wouldn’t be there to see him when he came home
The doctors did the best they could it was just his time to go

And sometime after midnight the full moon shone
On the name of a husband carved into stone
A man who could be proud of every single thing he'd done
A father kept alive in the memory of his son

Well the shots rang out on the battlefield the very next day
And as the soldier closed his eyes he began to pray

And sometime after midnight an angel led him home
His father was waitin’ for him at the throne
he soldier cries his tears of joy well he’s not alone
Yea sometime after midnight an angel led him home