It was two weeks after the day she turned eighteen
All dressed in white
Going to the church that night
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
Six pence in her shoe, something borrowed, something blue
And when the church doors opened up wide
She put her veil down
Trying to hide the tears
Oh she just couldn't believe it
She heard the trumpets from the military band
And the flowers fell out of her hands.
Baby why'd you leave me
Why'd you have to go?
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now
This can't be happening to me
This is just a dream [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/carrie_underwood/just_a_dream.html ]
The preacher man said let us bow our heads and pray
Lord please lift his soul, and heal this hurt
Then the congregation all stood up and sang
The saddest song that she ever heard
Then they handed her a folded up flag
And she held on to all she had left of him
Oh, and what could have been
And then the guns rang one last shot
And it felt like a bullet in her heart
Baby why'd you leave me
Why'd you have to go?
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
I can't even breathe
It's like I'm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now
This can't be happening to me
This is just a dream
Oh,
Baby why'd you leave me
Why'd you have to go?
I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
Oh, I'll never know
It's like I'm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now
This can't be happening to me
This is just a dream
I am not 18, i am not a girlfriend or wife, i am a grieving mother. I didn't lose my son in iraq, 2 months before he was to go he was killed while running errands off post by a young boy who said he didn't see him crossing the road. The pain is just as terrible though. All his/our dreams for him, gone in an instant. When i heard this song i couldn't hold back the tears. This is exactly what i tell myself at those times when i miss my son so badly i can hardly breathe... "it's just a dream". Beautiful carrie, thank you for the lovely tribute to our soldiers.
Oh,
baby why'd you leave me
why'd you have to go? I was counting on forever, now i'll never know
oh, now i'll never know
it's like i'm looking from a distance
standing in the background
everybody's saying, he's not coming home now
this can't be happening to me
this is just a dream
This is a sad song. I love it though. I have this cd and it's my favorite song on the cd. It's about a girl who lost her husband in war. It made me cry.
Just A Dream lyrics
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by Unregistered on Feb 10th 2012 2:49 pm
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My boyfriend want to go to the army and i dont want him to and i would hate to have to lose him
by Unregistered on Feb 5th 2012 7:11 pm
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Lossing someone you love the most at the worst time
by Unregistered on Jan 29th 2012 1:17 pm
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My husband died in iraq a 2 years ago, i just turned 21 and he was due to stay in iraq for a whole year, he had 2 weeks until he left for iraq, he said why don't we get married? Straight away i said yes! He is the love of my life, with just one week left of going to iraq we got married, it was the happiest day of my life, it was perfect. Then he had to leave and it was the hardest thing to do, he finally left. 2 months later i found out that i was pregnant, i was so happy, thrilled! I got the chance to tell him and he was thrilled and couldn't wait until he got to come back home. I was 8 months pregnant when army officials knocked on my door to tell me that my husband isnt coming back home, that he got killed in action, it was the worst feeling in my life, i was devestated i fell to the floor and got rushed to the hospital, i had to have a emergency c-section and at 4.50am 11/11/10 my beautiful baby boy john paul richards was born, he got named after his daddy, he never got to meet his father. And for me well, this song takes the words out of my mouth rest peacefully my darling john, i miss you xx
by Unregistered on Jan 13th 2012 1:53 am
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Moving, heartbroken, dream turning in to a night mare by cross
by Unregistered on Jan 13th 2012 1:49 am
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Moving, touching, brought tears to my eyes... Just a dream is a song about a girl's real life nightmare...
by Unregistered on Jan 11th 2012 7:20 pm
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I think that the meaning of just a dream is, about falling in love with somebody and being so devoted to them that if something bad were to happen to them, you would wish so much that it wasn't really the reality.
by Unregistered on Dec 15th 2011 1:28 pm
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It truly means something to me and it reprwesents the lost of soliders.
This is one of the saddest, but most meaningful song i think i've ever heard! This is all too real for so many young woman in our country today. I have no family members in the war at this time but when i saw this i cried through the entire song several times and it still breaks my heart every time i see it! The lyrics, video and music so powerfully capture the love and absolute heartbreak of the young woman who has lost her future, her soul mate, to the war. I can only imagine that it had to feel like a dream because it would be too difficult to imagine a reality this cruel.
To christiansmom4ever, and to all the wives, parents, siblings and family members of any soldier that lost their lives, my heart, thoughts and prayers go out to you for your loss!
by Unregistered on Dec 5th 2011 2:52 am
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He is gone and he can't come back to her again. Life and death broke them apart and time can't go back.. Things can't be changed anymore no matter how much they would want to !