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1917 (War Is Never Over)

by Dave Cope

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You will be my silver queen in 1917
When this fight is through
I will marry you
I will look death in the eye in 1917
If death turns away
I’ll be home to stay
Settle down and buy a house
Raise a son and daughter
Never speak of this again
Never wake up screaming
Haunted by the horrors I have seen
In 1917

I will keep our love alive in 1945
When the battle’s done
You will be the one
I will face my enemies in 1945
If God is on my side
You will be my bride
Settle down and buy a house
Raise a son and daughter
Never speak of this again
Never wake up screaming
Haunted by the nightmare I survived
In 1945

What’s the use pretending
War is never ending
Rifle on my shoulder
War is never over

Love is waiting at the gate in 1968
We’ll know victory
Then you’ll belong to me
Chopping through the jungle vines in 1968
All I want to do
Is get back home to you
Settle down and buy a house
Raise a son and daughter
Never speak of this again
Never wake up screaming
Haunted by the bloodshed and the hate
In 1968

What’s the use pretending
War is never ending
Rifle on my shoulder
War is never over

You will be my rising sun in 1991
When the foe has fled.
You and I will wed
I’ll endure the desert heat in 2000 and 2
Once we’ve set them free
I’ll return to you
Settle down and buy a house
Raise a son and daughter
Never speak of this again
Never wake up screaming
Haunted by the awful things I’ve done
In 2021

You will be my silver queen in 1917
When the fight is through
I will marry you
I will look death in the eye in 1917
If death turns away
I’ll be home to stay

Here they come again
Riding on the trains
Fresh faced boys
Mother's sons
Marching to oblivion
With their guns and their bombs
Marching on forever

Here they come again
Jumping from the planes
Fresh faced boys
Mother's songs
Marching to oblivion
With their guns and their bombs
Marching on forever

Fresh faced boys
Mother's sons
Here they come
Marching to oblivion
With their guns and their bombs
Marching on forever
Marching on forever
Marching on forever

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released January 25, 2022

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Dave Cope Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Singer, songwriter and composer hailing from the Quaker City. Got a theme, title or concept you'd like to turn into a song? Let me know and I'll bring your vision to life. Now let's have some fun!

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