Before I came back…

I'd never seen one as young as they brought in,

There was so much blood I didn't know where to begin.

He was my first one, with the worst yet to come…

I took off his boot horrified at what saw, his foot was

Gone, leaving a stump torn and raw- They said to get

his blood test 'STAT!' So I said I'd be right back…

I Said I'd be right back I'm not going to let you die,

But he faded away from my desperate cry…

I said, "I'm not going to let you down…"But now he's

Buried in the ground-

He died before I came back…

When I came back, he was as still as death, I chocked

back sobs when I couldn't find any breath. I can still hear

him plead, bagging me not to leave…

It was just a moment that I went away, I couldn't understand

why he wanted me to stay. I guess he know he would die, and

I guess that's why…

I said I'd be right back and I was right by his side,

But in the time I was gone he had already died.

He said he wanted to go home-I guess he is but he went

There alone-

He died before I came back…

Now when a boy comes in I see Jimmy's face, and

My heart just brakes till I spin out of place. Cuz the guilt's

Still so deep, and his cries haunt my sleep…

I Said I'd be right back I'm not going to let you die,

But he faded away from my desperate cry…

I said, "I'm not going to let you down…"But now he's

Buried in the ground-

He died before I came back…

You said you wanted to go home, I guess you are but

You there alone…

Because I never came back….