My dearest darling, I miss you more than words can tell I hope the garden's growing tall, you're in good spirits and good health We've traveled far now, with a long way to go still I know not yet when I'll return, or if I ever will Each day grows colder, filled with powder, smoke, and steel I worry 'fore it's over I'll have forgotten how to feel I keep your picture in the pocket of my coat I sometimes find, when I'm alone, it's my last bit of hope Amidst the grips of these troubled times A way back to you I'll always find You're the wind that whispers through the pines Bloom in the rose, green on the vine Until we meet again, my love, sincerely signed I'm ever yours, you're ever mine Some of these boys aren't much older than our own They fight like men and then get cut down before they're grown This is my prayer that our daughter and our sons Wrap their arms around each other and never around a gun Amidst the grips of these troubled times A way back to you I'll always find You're the wind that whispers through the pines Bloom in the rose, green on the vine Until we meet again, my love, sincerely signed I'm ever yours, you're ever mine If you should hear it's come my time A way back to you I'll always find I'll be the wind that whispers through the pines Pitch in the black, star in the shine We'll meet again on the other side I'm ever yours, you're ever mine