'Til The Fighting Is Through

I guess everything's a trade off
You make every day seem long
Spendin' all my time with you
Inside my head
Until you get home
Now I'm not afraid of
The things I won't become
Because I found my end and my beginning
And I wrote here this song

And I'm always feelin'
These feelings too soon
But you'll never know who you're fighting for
'Til the fightin' is through

Somehow you showed me
In a matter of days
What life could be like
Without me in my way
But now I'm not afraid of showing
What I've held close to my vest
Because I find it's not the words you write
That matter as much as to whom they're addressed

And I'm always feelin'
These feelings too soon
But you'll never know who you're fightin' for
'Til the fighting is through

And I've heard you say
In more articulate ways
That the things that make you different
Are what make you great
And now I'm not afraid of
The things I've done wrong
'Cause they're the blood pumping through every word
That I sing in the song

And I'm always feelin'
These feelings too soon
But you'll never know who you're fightin' for
No you'll never know who you're fightin' for
'Til the fightin' is through