when the war is over

when the war is over

we will go back to our daily lives

to our children's children

back to husbands and wives

we will have done everything

it takes to survive

sometimes drunk

sometimes sober

when the war is over

after battles have been fought

we'll know what must be done

when the country and its people

reach for the setting sun

after grieving for friends

and the fights that can't be won

sometimes high

sometimes lower

when the war is over

          we will try to be normal

          carry on as always

          exactly like we had planned

          the ones we have lost

          we will always remember

          although we can't understand

when the war is over

we will try to hope again 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

sometime fast

sometimes slower

when the war is over