after the war is over (rewrite 2)

after the war is over

we'll go back to our daily lives

back to our children's children

back to our husbands and wives

everyone did everything

in order to survive

sometimes drunk

sometimes sober

after the war is over

after battles have been fought

we won't know what's to be done

the bloodshed may be over

but the healing has just begun

we will grieve for the families

and fights that can't be won

we'll cry on

each others' shoulders

after the war is over

          we will try to be normal

          exactly like we planned

          we will always remember

          what we can't understand

after the war is over

we'll learn to hope once more

we'll pretend nothing has happened

and ir's like it was before

but war can't be forgotten

we are always keeping score

we will cry

for every soldier

after the war is over