War At Home

Josh Groban · Illuminations [2010]

Fallen brother, he's a, a fallen husband

He's about to be woken in his hospital bed

He doesn't wanna rest, he just wants to run

And he's tired of being told he's the lucky one



King crusader, she's a new born leader

But you should see her when her daughter's on the phone

And she wipes the tears away, and she laces up

Because there's still hell to pay and it sure feels like hell today, today



And she says, you see these hands

They're bruised and brown, they're yours alone

Hold on, now we're still going down

Hold on, now we're still fighting at home, the war at home



Innocence behind his broken expression

He's a child of mercy, he's our unlearned lesson

And he's trying to wake up from this wilderness his world is now become

He's reaching out to those he's running from



And he says, you see these hands

They're bruised and brown, they're yours alone

Hold on, now we're still going down

Hold on, now we're still fighting at it's



One step forward, two steps back

This is all who're marching

One step forward, two steps back

This is young at heart



One step forward, two steps back

Through the void of the silence

You are not alone



You see these hands

They're million strong, they are yours now

Hold on, now we're all going down

Hold on, now we're all fighting at home, the war at home