Nobody Wins

In the shadow of the valley where the wildflowers grow Stood a mother with her child eyes cast low Soldiers marching drums that echo through the wind She whispers softly "In war nobody wins" Oh the rifles roar like thunder the cannons light the sky Fathers brothers fall; nobody knows why Through the tears and the blood the pain begins And the heart of the valley sighs "Nobody wins" Across the river on the banks so steep and wide A young man holds a letter feeling the divide Words of love from a heart that's pinned Between the lines it reads "In war nobody wins" Oh the rifles roar like thunder the cannons light the sky Mothers sisters weep; nobody knows why From the ashes and the smoke the sorrow spins And the voice of the river cries "Nobody wins" Underneath the starlit sky an old soldier knows The cost of peace where the silent river flows Battles fought the ghostly hymns Whisper through the trees "In war nobody wins" "Nobody wins" In the quiet of the dawn when the fighting ceased The land lay bare the clamoring had decreased A silence fell as the new day begins A solemn reminder that nobody wins Oh the rifles have grown silent the skies are clear and blue The world keeps turning but the scars remain true As the sun sets and the night thins Echoes fade into the wind "In war nobody wins" Just the echo of the wind "In war nobody wins"