Buddy, you and me go way back    Camp Lajeune, all through high school and before that   So I don't mind tellin' you, I'm scared to death   The doctor is goin' in on the 25th    It's the same thing my daddy had    Thank God they caught it fast      But if something should happen    Stop in some time and say hello to Catherine    You and Marianne could always keep her laughing    Because shes gonna need a lot of that    Take her out to a movie    It's gonna take sometime before shes back on her feet.    I know you think I'll be fine and I'm talkin crazy    But theres always that chance    That's why I'm askin    If something should happen       Little Nathan is growing up so fast    This November he'll turn 10    He wants to play quarterback.    I'm supposed to coach his team this fall    But I may not get to after all    He's gonna need someone to catch a pass    And to throw it back       If something should happen    Oh, promise me you'll take that boy out campin'    Throw a line out in the water every now and then    Answer any questions that he has    Maybe once he gets older    You can sit and have that first cold beer together    And tell him a couple stories on his father    He's always known your my best friend   That's why I'm askin'   If something should happen       I hope I live until I'm 80    And I get to see my son get married    And have babies    And make a million more memories with my wife   Yeah, buddy I pray you're right    But if it's my time to leave    Could you watch over them for me?       If something should happen [6x]