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Styx – Babe Lyrics 11 years ago
I know this song is about Dennis missing his wife when he is on tour, but I also like to see the song in a different story.

To me, the setting of this story is at New York's Penn Station in 1942. I see a soldier saying goodbye to his girlfriend before he is deployed.
He says to her,

"Babe I'm leaving
I must be on my way
The time is drawing near
My train is going"

She starts to cry, and he is empathizing with her:

"I see it in your eyes
The love, the need, your tears"

He to will be lonely without her, and he expresses to her that she will be his strength as he fights in war:

"But I'll be lonely without you
And I'll need your love to see me through
So please believe me
My heart is in your hands
And I'll be missing you"

Again he reiterates how she will be his strength:

"'Cause you know it's you babe
Whenever I get weary
And I've had enough
Feel like giving up
You know it's you babe
Giving me the courage
And the strength I need"

Saying goodbye is hard, but he is trying to stay positive:

"Babe, I'm leaving
I'll say it once again
And somehow try to smile"

Love will be hard to forget, and he wishes that this pain could be gone for only a little while:

"I know the feeling we're trying to forget
If only for a while"

As he boards the train he says again:

'Cause I'll be lonely without you
And I'll need your love to see me through
Please believe me
My heart is in your hands
'Cause I'll be missing you
Babe, I love you
Babe, I love you
Ooh, babe"

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