Where I come from, you need to learn to fight And follow in the footsteps, what your father thought was right Marry the girl you met in school, get two kids and pick-up truck That disappeared in the rearview mirror the day they call ya up Write me, send me, don't forget to call Whisper softly you'll be there if I fall Turn off the news, shut off the world, home is where you are safe Reach me, teach me love is stronger than hate Ended up a soldier in a foreign land Two tours of Iraq and two in Afghanistan Didn't think I'd make it out, but your photo got me through When I got back, you could see I'd cracked, and I wasn't the same to you Hold me gently, take me in your arms Whisper softly: They'll never do you harm Turn off the news, shut off the world, home is where you are safe Reach me, teach me love is stronger than hate Lying here alone at night firing rockets from my bed No one else can see them 'cause they're only in my head Sam Cooke's singin' my favourite song: Try A Little Tenderness That sweet melody drifting by as I convalesce Is that your hand clutchin' mine? I just want your hand clutchin' mine Oh, hold me gently, always let me know Whisper softly you'll never let me go Turn off the news, shut off the world, before it's all too late Reach me, teach me love is stronger than hate Love is stronger than hate Love is stronger than hate