The Crane Wives - Little Soldiers lyrics

On the broken backs of all the words we spared Like little soldiers in the trenches It was a march we made towards ruin and despair But we held hands all the while. I swear that I loved you, I swear that I loved you, I swear that I loved you, I swear, I swear 'Neath the table you would offer up my bones And all the dogs would lick your fingers And I'd drag dirt through every room inside our home But you still held me at night. I swear that you loved me, I swear that you loved me, I swear that you loved me, I swear, I swear We didn't give up We wouldn't dare surrender It was an honest loss. Now the aftermath will ring with songs you've sung, All of our words sent home in boxes I fought with tooth and nail before the flag had flown But you were already gone. I'll swear that I loved you, I'll swear that I loved you, I'll swear that I loved you, I swear, I swear. I'll swear that I loved you, I'll swear that I loved you, I'll swear that I loved you, I swear, I swear.