Jen Cass: Music

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A hundred year old farm
And I lie wrapped up in your arms beside a fire
We’re safe inside this place
I feel your hand upon my face and your heart beating
But when the morning comes you start to fade away
And I remember how and my heart breaks every day

Two men at the door
Our son is playing on the floor the baby’s sleeping
And I can’t catch my breath
They say there’s honor in your death
That they’re so sorry, so sorry
Two little words and now I live another life
Where I’ll always be their mother but I’ll never be your wife again

Your war still rages on
They say a thousand more are gone and I still feel you
You’re my unanswered prayer
Made to a God who wasn’t there, I still believe in
Where does God go when the bombs ignite the flames
When he cannot be on both sides but they all invoke his name
And how can God be true
When he can take a man like you without a reason?

Children always grow
They do it even when they know they have no father
They effortlessly fly
They do not stop to wonder why their fate was chosen
And every day they pass your picture on the stairs
A stranger in a uniform with blue eyes just like theirs
And they…kiss you goodnight
Kiss you goodnight
Goodnight