You Say The Battle Is Over-John Denver

[ti:You Say The Battle Is Over] [ar:John Denver] [al:The Wildlife Concert] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]You Say The Battle Is Over - John Denver (约翰·丹佛) [00:09.46]And you say that the battle is over [00:11.97] [00:13.28]And you say that the war is all done [00:15.90] [00:16.59]Go tell it to those [00:18.71]With the wind in their nose [00:20.64]Who run from the sound of the gun [00:23.07] [00:24.01]And write it on the sides [00:25.76]Of the great whaling ships [00:27.01] [00:27.57]Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed [00:29.81] [00:31.25]With the wind in their eyes [00:33.18]It is they who must die [00:34.56] [00:35.31]And it's we who must measure the loss [00:37.43] [00:40.61]And you say that the battle is over [00:43.10] [00:44.48]And finally the world is at peace [00:46.41] [00:47.72]You mean no one is dying [00:49.72]And mothers don't weep [00:50.78] [00:51.47]Or it's not in the papers at least [00:53.84] [00:55.27]There are those who would deal [00:57.02]In the darkness of life [00:58.83]There are those who would tear down the sun [01:01.51] [01:02.45]And most men are ruthless [01:04.32]But some will still weep [01:06.13]When the gifts we were given are gone [01:08.25] [01:15.57]Now the blame cannot fall [01:17.01]On the heads of a few [01:19.13]It's become such a part of the race [01:21.12] [01:22.81]It's eternally tragic [01:24.00] [01:24.56]That that which is magic [01:26.68]Be killed at the end of the glorious chase [01:29.36] [01:31.23]From young seals to great whales [01:33.42]From waters to wood [01:34.85]They will fall just like weeds in the wind [01:37.47] [01:38.53]With fur coats and perfumes [01:40.66]And trophies on walls [01:41.72] [01:42.47]What a hell of a race to call men [01:44.65] [01:51.72]And you say that the battle is over [01:54.09] [01:54.96]And you say that the war is all done [01:57.83] [01:59.08]Go tell it to those [02:00.33] [02:01.02]With the wind in their nose [02:02.83]Who run from the sound of the gun [02:04.82] [02:06.57]And write it on the sides [02:08.13]Of the great whaling ships [02:09.32] [02:10.12]Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed [02:12.50] [02:13.99]With the wind in their eyes [02:15.93]It is they who must die [02:17.30] [02:18.05]And it's we who must measure the loss [02:20.17] [02:21.42]With the wind in their eyes [02:23.05]It is they who must die [02:24.48] [02:25.41]And it's we who must measure the cost