Last Letter Home

This Dropkick Murphys song was inspired by the death of Sgt. Andrew Farrar who was killed in Iraq on January 28 2005.

Farrar's final letter home included a request that the song Fields of Athenry from the album Blackout be played at his funeral, should anything happen to him.

The band recorded a stripped down version of the song and presented it to Farrar's family. A copy of the CD was placed in Farrar's casket with him. The band's bagpiper Scruffy Wallace also played the song as Farrar's coffin was carried into the church.

"Last Letter Home" was released by the Dropkick Murphys on the album The Warrior's Code.

Lyrics

Hello there my dearest love
Today I write to you about our sons
The boys start school today
They're the spitting image of you in every way

Hey son it's Dad
I hope this letter finds you well out of harm's way
We saw the news today it frightened your Mom
Now all she does is pray

[Chorus:]
If I lead will you follow?
Will you follow if I lead?

Hey Melissa it's me don't be afraid
I'm in good hands I'm gonna be home soon
It's time to watch the children grow up
I wanna be more than a voice on the phone
Thanks Ma I got your package today
I love "The Fields Of Athenry"
I swear I want 'em to play that song on the pipes
At my funeral when I die

[Chorus]

I stand alone in the distance
And the foreground slowly moves

[Chorus]

"We regret to inform you that on January 28 Sgt. Andrew
Farrar died while serving his country in the Al-Anbar province
of Iraq. Words cannot convey our sorrow."

[Chorus]

When there's nothing on the horizon
You've got nothing left to prove

If I lead will you follow?