And You Say that the Battle is Over

This song, refreshingly, is not by Adam Pascal. In fact, it was written (words and music) by John Denver, a favorite artist of my mom's.

"And you say that the battle is over
Finally the war is all done
Go tell it to those with the wond in their nose
Who run from the sound of the gun
And write it on the sides of the great whaling ships,
Or on ice flows where conscience is tossed, with the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die, and it's we who must measure the loss

And you say that the battle is over
Finally the world is at peace
You mean no one is dying and mothers don't weep
Or it's not in the papers at least
There are those who would live on the dark side of life
There are those who would tear down the sun, though most men are ruthless,
Some will still weep, when the gifts we were given are gone

Now blame can not fall on the heads of a few
It's become such a part of the race
It's eternally tragic, that which is magic,
Be killed at the end of the glorious chase
From young seals to great whales from water to wood
They will fall just like weeds in the wind, with fur coats and perfumes
And trophies on walls, what a hell of a race to call men

And you say that the battle is over
Finally the war is all done
Go tell it to those with the wond in their nose
Who run from the sound of the gun
And write it on the sides of the grea whaling ships
Or on ice flows where conscience is tossed, with the wild in their eyes
It is they who must die, and it's we who must measure the loss

With the wild in their eyes, it is they who must die
And it's we who will measure the loss."

The chord progression for that song is easy. I love playing it and singing it. The lyrics are great. :)