Little Soldiers Lyrics - The Crane Wives

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.