SAILING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
(Anderson)
Doug Stone - 1992


They looked out their windows
At the ocean that surrounds them
In the service of their country
Sailin' to a foreign shore
Tomorrow will be Christmas
And they wish that they could be home
Their wives and children need them
But their country needs them more

But, they'll be sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas
Where a welcome candle in the window gleams
They'll be sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas in their dreams

Tomorrow they'll serve turkey
And they'll sing the Christmas carols
They'll talk about their family
Their mothers and their sons
It's the strangest contradiction
Singin' songs of peace and sharing
As they man the battle weapons
Hopin' war will never come

But, they'll be sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas
Where a welcome candle in the window gleams
They'll be sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas in their dreams

Maybe someday they won't have to
Be there anymore
When they all start to live the things
We have Christmas for

They'll be sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas
Where a welcome candle in the window gleams
They'll be sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas
Sailin' home for Christmas in their dreams.