A song of peace

A song of peace I'll sing for you
A simple thought I'll bring to you
That every soldier with his gun
Is no more than a mother's son

Why take your children's innocent lives
And fill their minds with fearful lies
To call your neighbour enemy
Who must be killed for victory
Why should religion make you fight
With those who see a different light
When every faith's a colour from
A rainbow of the same bright sun

Chorus

And to each soldier this I say
You swore allegiance to obey
But think before you shoot in haste
Before a sacred life you waste
When in your sights a soldier stands
Behind the uniform's a man
Behind the man his mother's soul
And if you shoot you pierce them all

Chorus

And when to battle men are called
For every drop of blood that falls
A thousand silent tears will flow
When broken sons are carried home
So mothers of the word unite
To teach your sons it's wrong to fight
And that each soldier with his gun
Is just another mother's son

Chorus

Chris Flegg 2006