I don't see it as necessarily from the soldier's point of view, but rather, from the mother's perspective. Given the political overtones on Generator, I don't think that's she's been abandoned as the first post suggested, but she's young (hence, one of the 'babies') and very scared and her husband's/baby's daddy's off fighting in the gulf war. The way I see it, she's talking to herself for reassurance throughout the song, trying to fight off the loneliness and probably anxiety of kid's dad's safety. I don't know, I could be wrong. Awesome song; awesome album.
I don't see it as necessarily from the soldier's point of view, but rather, from the mother's perspective. Given the political overtones on Generator, I don't think that's she's been abandoned as the first post suggested, but she's young (hence, one of the 'babies') and very scared and her husband's/baby's daddy's off fighting in the gulf war. The way I see it, she's talking to herself for reassurance throughout the song, trying to fight off the loneliness and probably anxiety of kid's dad's safety. I don't know, I could be wrong. Awesome song; awesome album.