Reba McEntire

- with Faith Hill

I knew who he was when I took his name
But somehow knowin' is just not the same
Late at night
He knows the danger but he does what he does
He calls it duty but I call it love
So, here I am
While he's gone to some foreign land

Chorus:
And I cry 'cause I'm all alone
And the nights get so cold and long
And I try not to think he won't come home
But I'm sleeping with the telephone

The yellow ribbon on my neighbor's gate
Always reminds me that someone's awake
Just like me
I hear the sirens and I watch the news
He laughs and leaves with his gun and his blue uniform
And I pray God keeps him safe from harm

Repeat Chorus:

I lose him in my darkest dreams
Yeah, my blood runs cold and my heart skips a beat
So I get up, I can't take any more
Sometimes I hate how much I love him
But every day I love him more

And I try not to think he won't come home
But I'm sleeping with the telephone
Something awakes me from where he should be
I reach for him, the telephone rings