And at the end of it all, whether you’re standing or sitting tall
I know you’ll be the one you can, and give the best to your fellow man
And when they ask your name, silently refrain, cuz it’s no one’s right, to steal your life
For a dollar bill
And when the time is near, to stand and face your fear, will you protect the young and the old, and fight until the night gets cold
Cuz now time’s getting on, and there’s much to be done to save the life of your unborn son, and the beliefs that he’ll hold dear

Interlude
You can pick up the telephone, but daddy’s not coming home
You may feel alone, still daddy’s not coming home

Chorus
Hold on child until the end, try to extend a helping hand
Hold on tight, until the end, try to extend a helping hand, you’re coming home

Forget about your pocketbook, and the way you look, cuz you’re bleeding away with not much to say and your legacy’s growing old
I hope you’ll be there when, you need your fellow man and you watch in fear cuz there’s no one near as your shiny car rolls away
Stand up for something more, than the size of your personal score
And live to serve the least of you, who lost their way by the light of day

Interlude
You can pick up the telephone, but daddy’s not coming home
You may feel alone, but daddy’s not coming home, yeah

Chorus
Hold on child until the end, try to extend a helping hand
Hold on tight until the end, try to extend a helping hand, you’re coming home

Will you rise like the son, and forgive everyone, and do what's right and true deep inside of you for those who have no voice
For the plan before you came, before you even had a name
In humility, in spite of me and all that people say
Will you put down your gun, forget about lost and won
Let God enter through the side of you for the work to be done

Interlude
You can pick up the telephone, but daddy’s not coming home
You may feel alone, but daddy’s not coming home

Chorus
Hold on child until the end, try to extend a helping hand
Hold on tight until the end, try to extend a helping hand