Left Behind Lyrics

Welcome to the new guy

Squadron is your home

Stand up, introduce yourself

You'll never be alone



We are your new family

And we want you to know

If we ever get the call to war

I know that you will go



But on further thought, I'm sorry

We can only take a few

And we decided to bring every swingin' dick

Except for you



And we'd love to bring you with us

But situation's clear

That you're too god-damn important

To our operations here



Life can disappoint you

I hope that you don't mind

Bein' the guy we leave behind



Not thirty minutes after

All the jets were gone

I had been requested

To go mow the boss's lawn



How was I to know

This was a fighter pilot's life?

Rearranging furniture

For the DO's wife



I want to be supportive

But there has to be a line

And no fuckin' fighter pilot

Does interior design



After several months

It starts to feel a little strange

I'm beginning to feel pressure

That my duties here will change



Life can throw you curveballs

Maybe it's a sign

Bein' the guy they left behind



(Left behind)

You made me your substitute

(Left behind)

Doin' your duties

'Til the time you are enroute

And when I'm talkin' duties

I mean every kind

I am the guy you left behind



Squadron will come home

At the beginning of the year

I hope they like surprises

When the babies all appear



I did just what you asked me

When I took care of your wives

Now I'm permanently weaved

Into the fabric of your lives



And someday you'll be thinking

A-did you make the proper choice?

When your kid is droppin' f-bombs

With a lovely singin' voice



(Years from now you'll wonder

When your kid is such a star

Why he's prematurely balding

And can play a mean guitar)



You tried to forget it

But it's etched into your mind

Thanks to the guy you left behind



I am the guy you left behind