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THE SUITCASES BY THE DOOR, JOSE IS LEAVING
FOR A WAR, WITHOUT A DATE OF RETURN
TELLS HIS CHILDREN, "PRAY FOR ME ALOT, I WILL MISS YOU VERY MUCH."
AND A WIFE, WORRIED WITH AGONY, WANTING TO PROCLAIM

"WHO TAKES CARE AND PROTECTS, HOW YOU FEEL HOW I SLEPT AND SLEEP COMFORTABLY UPON YOUR CHEST
"WHO I AWOKE MY MORNINGS WITH, LOTS OF KISSES
"AND IN THIS CHRISTMAS, THE TREE IS FULL
"AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW GOD WILL LEAD YOUR STEPS
YOU DO KNOW THAT ANY SOLDIER CAN FALL
"WHO WILL GIVE ME YOUR GARANTEE UPON YOUR RETURN?
I LOOK UPON YOUR FACE AND I FEEL I CANT LET GO"

ITS THE STORY, A BIT BITTER, BUT YOU HAVE TO PART
A SOLDIER IN BATTLE WITH NO IDEA OF THE END
AS HE DEPARTS HE TELLS THE SMALLEST, "DONT CRY, I WILL RETURN."
WITH A KNOT IT HIS THROAT, HE KNOWS NOT TO CRY
SHE KNOWS THAT WITH TEARS NOTHING IS STOPPED, INSTEAD SHE HIDES HER SADNESS WITH AN ANGELIC SMILE
EVEN THOUGH IT KILLS HER INSIDE, SHE MANAGES TO UPHOLD

"WHO TAKES CARE AND PROTECTS, HOW YOU FEEL HOW I SLEPT AND SLEEP COMFORTABLY UPON YOUR CHEST
"WHO I AWOKE MY MORNINGS WITH, LOTS OF KISSES
"AND IN THIS CHRISTMAS, THE TREE IS FULL
"AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW GOD WILL LEAD YOUR STEPS
YOU DO KNOW THAT ANY SOLDIER CAN FALL
"WHO WILL GIVE ME YOUR GARANTEE UPON YOUR RETURN?
I LOOK UPON YOUR FACE AND I FEEL I CANT LET GO"