So many lives..II

 THE MILLENNIUM PRAYER FOR PEACE

SO MANY LIVES

Words and Music by Carole Beckar-Douglas

So many lives just born to die And who can give the reason why A little child should pay the price Slain down by war, through Treachery and vica

So many times I've wondered why So many people have to die For those few men who fight a cause That isn't mine and isn't even yours

How many years And how many tears must we shed Before we learn to love again?

And when the killing fields are over And the damage has been done When we've learnt our lessons well By the rattle of the guns When we come to live in harmony Then the battle will be won So many lives, so many lives!

And when the killing fields are over And the battles are all done When we've learnt to love our enemy Like a prodigal son When we come to shake the hand Of the man who's done us wrong So many lives, so many lives! So many lives, so many lives!

Carole Becker-Douglas 1998