In a valley far away
A team of Kiowas made their way
Along a road in east Afghanistan
An Afghan man he walked along
But nothin' seemed so wrong
With the situation
As you checked him out
So you decided to move on
But a gun was quickly drawn
And the bullet with your fate was sent along
You tried to stop the bleeding
But you felt your life was fleeting
And you realized your race on earth was run
And you never really know
How or when your life will go
All you get to choose is how you live
I often wonder 'bout that man
I don't suppose he had a plan
You flew by and he decided to risk it all
He thought he had a shot
And somethin' said maybe he ought
So he made a choice that changed our lives that day
With the news of the casualty
Grief spread throughout the cavalry
We'd lost another brother to this damn war
And I sat that day in total misery
When I was told that you had passed away
And you never really know
How or when your life will go
All you get to choose is how you live
Well just two months prior
You and I flew under fire
Through the valleys of east Afghanistan
But now all I have
Are tattered photographs
Of a man I love and a hole inside my heart
And you never really know
How or when your life will go
All you get to choose is how you live
In a valley far away a team of Kiowas made their way
Along a road in east Afghanistan