Give it time and the pain will dissolve like the rain
Memories fade then they're gone
And as time passes by you'll forget how to cry
They said it would not take long

But as days turn to years each heartbeat brings tears
Today, tonight and tomorrow
And the emptiness grows till my heart overflows
And I drown in a sea of sorrow
Though the fighting is done my war isn't won
The emptiness it seems is here to stay
And I know once again there's no end to the pain
As it grows more and more day by day

The gold leaves of autumn have fallen like tears
And spring brings no hope I can borrow
Though summer has come I'm still cold in the sun
Today, tonight and tomorrow

I remember the face of a soldier
The look of a child and the joy as he smiled
In my picture he will never grow older
That's all that I have here of you
Though the fighting is done my war isn't won
The emptiness it seems is here to stay
And I know once again there's no end to the pain
As it grows more and more day by day











6/5/04

Words & Music