So open up your morning light 

And say a little prayer for I 

You know that if we are to stay alive 

And see the peace in every I 



She had two babies 

One was six months one was three 

In the war of '44 

Every telephone ring 

Every heartbeat stinging 

When she thought it was God calling her 

Oh would her son grow to know his father 



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I don't want to wait 

For our lives to be over 

I want to know right know 

What will it be 

I don't want to wait 

For our lives to be over 

Will it be yes or will it be 

Sorry 



He showed up all wet 

On the rainy front step 

Wearing shrapnel in his skin 

And the war he saw 

Lives inside him still 

It's so hard to be gentle and warm 

The years passed by and now 

He has granddaughters 



[Chorus]



Oh so you look at me 

From across the room 

You're wearing your anguish again 

Believe me, i know the feeling 

It sucks you into the jaws of anger 

Oh, so dig a little more deeply into my life 

All we have is the very moment 

And I don't want to do what 

His father and his father and his father did 

I want to be here now 



So open up your morning light 

And say a little prayer for I 

You know that if we are to stay alive 

And see the peace in every I 



[Chorus (2 times)]



So open up your morning light 

And say a little prayer for I 

You know that if we are to stay alive 

And see the love in every eye