I think this song has something to do with the war. Not anything to do with whether the war is right or wrong, but chronicling the experiences of what some of the soldiers who had new reltionships before they left might have ended up going through.
When they were on duty they found out that their wives/girlfriends had an affair and ended up becoming pregnant with someone else's baby.
Even though these soldiers know that the baby isn't their's they'll take care of it anyway (Your tiny hands were cold, but I wanted you anyway) and they're promising to take care of the baby no matter what happens (and I'll waste away, but I'll make sure you don't).
I think this song has something to do with the war. Not anything to do with whether the war is right or wrong, but chronicling the experiences of what some of the soldiers who had new reltionships before they left might have ended up going through.
When they were on duty they found out that their wives/girlfriends had an affair and ended up becoming pregnant with someone else's baby.
Even though these soldiers know that the baby isn't their's they'll take care of it anyway (Your tiny hands were cold, but I wanted you anyway) and they're promising to take care of the baby no matter what happens (and I'll waste away, but I'll make sure you don't).