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lyrics: J. Morse © 1983 The battle rages on as the armies rise and fall Just to hear the people's call The general went to sleep Falling in a trance as his dreams began to fade Lights as bright as the arcade Where the happy people creep And he sees a vision of a girl that he once knew A day when gentle breezes blew Across the hills and darkened trees The face is strained with tears as she softly speaks his name And beyond the sea of shame The frightened leader finally sees All the truth of everything he once was and soon will be Scattered bodies by the sea Being washed up on the shore And the memory of the lady is a plague upon his mind The thoughts are so unkind So cruel, and nothing more Now it's time to arise, and see the skies Begin your life anew See your children growing old, the timid growing bold And you'll see the world is changed for you Waking from his dream he sees the light of a new day Though he feels he's worlds away And that he's behind the times Looking toward the front he sees the state of disarray His armies blown away The enemy's Across the Lines Laying down his arms, he sighs, resigned to his fate Trying not to feel the hate He gives up the fight All he can do is pray for peace, and hope for his return To those fields for which he yearns And a quiet, starry night Now it's time to arise, and see the skies Begin your life anew See your children growing old, the timid growing bold And you'll see the world is changed for you |