Just A Dream

"Just A Dream"

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
Sixpence in a 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 trumpets from the military band
And the flowers fell out of her hand

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

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 guns rang one last shot
And it felt like a bullet in her heart

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, now 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

I like the song "Just A Dream" by Carrie Underwood because it actually makes you feel something. The title really fits because what the character in the song goes through truly would be like a dream. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to have the person you love go to war and have their life be in danger every second let alone actually losing them. It seems like the hardest part of losing them would be not being able to say goodbye. Even though it will hurt no matter what, having some closure would probably help. I also connect with when she says they “sang the saddest song that she ever heard”. It’s interesting how a random song can affect you so much depending on how you’re feeling. I know that I have a couple songs that really get to me just because they remind me of something. I think that this is a good song and people should listen to it and try to put themselves in the other person’s shoes.