War Baby
He's fast asleep and in his dreams
No sounds of rockets, no distant screams
The sun is bright, the skies are blue
There's a playground now that he's running to
Oh War Baby, if only you could see
That dream is real in the land of the free
Oh War Baby, please don't despair
Take my hand and I'll lead you there
He awakens now as the ground starts to shake
Moments before swimming a crystal blue lake
His Mother takes him, his Father long gone
He looks in her eyes Mummy please be strong
Oh War Baby, just five years old,
Listen to Mummy, do as your told
Oh War Baby, you know nothing more
Since you were born the World is at war
They run to a shelter, he looks around
A large explosion, a familiar sound
The skies burst open raining stones and dust
He whispers to Mummy be strong, we must we MUST
Oh War baby, we watch you grow older
Yours eyes lose their innocence, your heart grows colder
Oh War Baby, what's that in your hand?
A man with a gun, it's time to make a stand
The man with a gun, he throws it away
Through whistles and gunfire, he builds a swing so kids can play
He doesn't feel it, the bullet that struck
He's out of time and out of luck
Oh War Baby, if only you can see
They finished the playground so kids can play free
Oh War Baby, a breath of happiness at a price you paid
Why can no one see the pain and sadness this war has made?
poem by Frizz Warwick
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