Left their letters in the sand Such waste of life Dreams of freedom turned to dust how many wasted lives How many dreams did fade away Broken promises They won't be coming home Oh mothers wipe your tears

They'll take me out at dawn and I will die There won't be time to share our love for we must say goodbye Oh, Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger With all my love I'll place this wedding ring upon your finger As we gather in the

What they want us to do Why won't they do what they want And let me do my thing they should be thankful There's lights of hope still shining If you do wrong they complain Even if you call the father's name its the same Don't they know it is nothing new

Won't you let me know? If you love me Was a long and dark December So if you love me From the rooftops I remember There was snow Clearly I remember From the windows they were watching

Won't you let me take it back Girl you know that I still love you And you know that I'm so alone I don't know why I told you that I didn't need you I've been thinking 'bout my thoughtless words And I know just how much they must have hurt And I take it

The gods will ignore your end (they'll defend the elder) The lords won't salute you The savior won't heal your soul Now let the saints The saints come marching in The hare once betrayed me and so did the fox and the crow Just once defied me There's me