I grew up in Alabama in a valley I called home
And I learned to love sweet Lily from the start
But I had to do my duty yes I had to do my part
But the thought of leaving really breaks my heart

If this war could just be over and I could go back home
If I could hold and kiss her once again
Then if I should die tomorrow after loving her tonight
Then I would not feel my life had been in vain

'Cause she's my Lily of the valley and I want her for my wife
She's my Lily of the valley, I guess I've loved Lily almost all my life, all my life