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 hand
[Chorus]
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
[End Chorus]
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 gun's rang one last shot
And it felt like a bullet in her heart
[Chorus]
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
Oh, this is just a dream
Just a dream
Yeah, Yeah
[End Chorus]
~END~
Do pls watch the Music Video of this Song.
The song chronicles an 18 year-old woman walking to church in her wedding dress, with the listener believing she's going to her wedding. However, it is revealed that she's going to her fiancé's funeral, who was a soldier killed in action. During the funeral, she wishes that everything going on at the moment is all "just a dream".
The music video begins with Underwood sitting with her military love in an Chevy Nova Convertible, both listening to Eddy Arnold's "Make the World Go Away", and trying not to talk about the inevitability of him leaving for war. As she imagines what it would be like to walk down the aisle to marry her sweetheart, Underwood’s smile and white dress transform into a black mourning dress and tears as she walks down the aisle to her fiancé’s coffin. The video is made to look like around the time of the Vietnam War.
Underwood convincingly sells the story of a young widow of a soldier killed in combat, using shades of her emotive vocal to convey anger and despair. While the subject matter is sensitive in this day and time—particularly for flag-waving country pundits—it is rooted in reality.
Best song yet from Carrie.
Labels: Just A Dream