IF ONLY...
All that is left is the memory of one so loved
That at his death, her own life seemed to end.
Cherished thoughts of precious times they loved and laughed together
Come to her mind each day, half a century later.
In her heart the handsome strong young man she sent to war remains,
While her own body ages, weakens, slows down
Until their love seems to have been an unlikely dream.
And yet, she remembers how they loved each other
And is comforted.
Can she imagine how things might have been if he had lived?
And she was not alone in her grief.
Thousands of families lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother
In the futility of war, and in their grief, each knew
Something of the others' loss.
As for us, whose loved ones were not sacrificed -
For honour, for justice, for power, for greed -
We can only imagine the heartache they endured.
Yet still today, throughout the world, the killing hasn't stopped.
If only we could all be content to live our Jives in harmony,
Wars begun for greed would not need to be fought
For the sake of justice.
If only that had been so, her life would have been so different
If only...
All that is left is the memory of one so loved
That at his death, her own life seemed to end.
Cherished thoughts of precious times they loved and laughed together
Come to her mind each day, half a century later.
In her heart the handsome strong young man she sent to war remains,
While her own body ages, weakens, slows down
Until their love seems to have been an unlikely dream.
And yet, she remembers how they loved each other
And is comforted.
Can she imagine how things might have been if he had lived?
And she was not alone in her grief.
Thousands of families lost a husband, a father, a son, a brother
In the futility of war, and in their grief, each knew
Something of the others' loss.
As for us, whose loved ones were not sacrificed -
For honour, for justice, for power, for greed -
We can only imagine the heartache they endured.
Yet still today, throughout the world, the killing hasn't stopped.
If only we could all be content to live our Jives in harmony,
Wars begun for greed would not need to be fought
For the sake of justice.
If only that had been so, her life would have been so different
If only...