Promise that you always will Keep candles lit on the windowsill You know I'll be comin' home You know I never wanted to go away But what am I supposed to say When I hear the sounds of the trumpet call Who says All is fair in love and war Your pictures kept close to my heart Letters all but fall apart Each night I read them over again You know I never wanted to go away But what am I supposed to say When I hear the sounds of the trumpet call Who says You know I never wanted to go away I swear it's war