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This is posted at the Lyric Feedback Forum but for those of you who don't usually go there, I wanted to share this.

The Meaning of War
Lyrics by: Cindy LaRosa
March 18, 2003.

This is dedicated with love, compassion and prayer to all the families, men, women and children of all nationality who's lives may be lost or torn apart by events that are about to occur in the Middle East.


She opened her eyes
As the sun flickered through
The boarded up window
On that cool spring morn
Mommy won't wake up
And she's lying beneath the table
With baby brother's body
Wrapped tight in her arms

She wipes the tears
From her pretty black eyes
Afraid of the fire
That falls from the sky
And her little hands shake
As she walks to the door
She can't read
But at three
She knows the meaning of "war"

There'll be strange men in the city
Like she's seen before
Handing out food and blankets
And medicine each day
Her daddy's gone off
To some place in the hills
Now she's here all alone
Cause momma's gone away

And she wipes the tears
From her pretty black eyes
Afraid of the fire
That falls from the sky
And she faces this day
With a future unsure
She can't read
But at three
She knows the meaning of "war"

When will this all end?
Will daddy ever come home again?
The strangers bring food and shelter and this thing they call "aid"
But they can never bring back the family that they took away...

And she wipes the tears
From her pretty black eyes
Afraid of the fire that falls from the sky
And her little hands shake
Like never before
She can't read
But at three
She knows the meaning of "war"
She can't read
But at three
She knows the meaning of "war"



[This message has been edited by Cindy LaRosa (edited 03-18-2003).]

Wow, great lyrics for our time and by tonight it might be a reality... Do you have music to go along with it? If not, I have been working on a song called "The Cry of our Children" and your words might fit...
Say cool,
Mikey

Cindy,
After reading this and keeping up on whats going on in the world today, I need to sit down and write a song called Tears in My Coffee. Its a different world and its going to get worst Im afraid.

I know my friend, how well I know.
I've had to wipe away a few tears myself in the last few days.....many in fact when I wrote this.

L,
Cindy

Cindy, Very strong emotions in this song. I think you have accomplished a better understanding of what war means without politically taking sides. That is quite an accomplishment. My hats off to you.
Dan