after the war is over (rewrite 1)

after the war is over

we will go back to our daily lives

back to our children's children

back to our husbands and wives

we all 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 must be done

the war may be over

but the healing has just begun

we will grieve for our loved ones

and the fights that can't be won

we'll have faith

in our corner

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 have to hope once more

we'll cry on each others' shoulders

and try to act like we did before

but war can't be forgotten

we are always keeping score

we will pray

for every soldier

after the war is over