Your Sacrifice

Love knows no greater truth and gives no greater gift;
That one should sacrifice his life so another man can live.
I cannot repay the debt; its weight I couldn't lift.
I can only accept the truth that through a loss I get to live.

And though you were only gone from me a couple years or less,
The you that walked back through my door was not the you who left.
You feign the smile, the laugh, the fun; You give this life your best.
But I know back in that desert place they stole your innocence.

I hope I am a worthy cause and that you've no regret;
But I can't fathom all the thoughts you'll always keep a secret.
Sometimes I see it in your eyes; that hidden sort of upset;
That pain which I will never know because you protect me from it.