My dear now look at what you've done nWere you only thinking of number one? nYou never stop to consider numbers two and three You never stop to consider your mother and me nNow in a few days nYou'll be on a plane flying miles away from menYou're stationed overseasnAnd now that you've signed the dotted linenIs it really too late to change your mind?nYou should really think it over if it's not too late nYou should really think it over for your own sake Your mother's a messnBut she'll get it together, now do what's best for younAnd maybe this country of ours toonWe always knew you'd leavenBut we never thought the day would come so soon It's so hard to believenThat the day has come to live on without younAnd we shouldn't ever have to