[Verse 1]
Through rolling hills and many miles of blood
We slept in the rainfall and marched through the mud
And you were not like anyone I'd known
You spoke with impunity, had nothing to atone

[Verse 2]
On quiet evenings you told me what you thought about
Servants and kings and how everyone is bought
And that no one's hands are bloodier than God's
And I won't be judged for doing as I ought

[Verse 3]
It's hard to say just when I fell in love
There was no epiphany, no light from above
But you'd become my candle in the dark
And all through that Hell you were the shield across my heart

[Verse 4]
When all was fire, and the world was out for blood
And the boys, still too young to drink, were drownin' in the flood
I'd hear you laugh and it was like coming up for air
And I'd laugh with you, pretend I didn't care

[Verse 5]
Now twenty years have passed since the last time I saw you
When I kissed you on the mouth and walked away
I knew that it'd be too much, I knew that it would scare you
But I couldn't find the proper words for what I had to say
But I don't regret a thing