My soldier and other things that went away in time, on a sunday afternoon It didn’t mean that much to him, I had just turned sixteen, moved up to the city You had just turned nineteen, sent away to fight So who’s the big hard man now? So beautifully broken It takes a bit of time to reflect so honestly I don’t know why I wonder if you’re doing okay It’s not as if I need you and it’s not as if you’re lost It’s not like I’m some loser clinging to some letters Trying to understand how to feel so many words See, I’m doing good, I’m delicately broken My soldier and other things My soldier and other things My soldier and other things That went away in time