Mothers, Daughters, Wives-John Schumann and The Vagabond Crew

[ti:Mothers, Daughters, Wives] [ar:John Schumann and The Vagabond Crew] [al:Behind The Lines (Expanded Edition)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.39]Mothers, Daughters, Wives (母亲，女儿，妻子) - John Schumann and The Vagabond Crew [00:02.81]Written by：Judy Small [00:03.68] [00:15.60]The first time it was fathers [00:17.96] [00:19.30]The last time it was sons [00:21.72] [00:23.08]And in between your husbands marched away with drums and guns [00:29.25] [00:30.36]And you never thought to question [00:33.00] [00:33.80]You just went on with your lives [00:36.67] [00:38.08]'Cause all they taught you who to be was mothers daughters wives [00:44.31] [00:48.57]You believed them [00:49.97] [00:52.82]You can only just remember the tears your mothers shed [00:58.92] [01:00.34]As they sat and read their papers through the lists and lists of dead [01:06.38] [01:07.94]And the gold frames held the photographs that your mothers kissed each night [01:14.05] [01:15.35]And the door frames held the shocked and silent strangers from the fight [01:21.66] [01:26.14]And you received them [01:27.59] [01:30.40]It was twenty one years later with children of your own [01:36.78] [01:38.15]The trumpets sounded once again and the soldier boys were gone [01:44.10] [01:45.38]And you drove their trucks and made their guns and tended to their wounds [01:51.66] [01:52.83]And at night you kissed their photographs and prayed for safe returns [01:59.28] [02:01.18]And after it was over you had to learn again [02:06.45] [02:08.11]To be just wives and mothers when you'd done the work of men [02:14.05] [02:15.25]So you worked to help the needy and you never trod on toes [02:21.70] [02:22.88]And the photos on the pianos struck a happy family pose [02:29.41] [02:33.44]So deceiving [02:34.94] [02:56.73]Then your daughters grew to women and your little boys to men [03:02.93] [03:04.13]And you prayed that you were dreaming when the call came up again [03:10.46] [03:11.62]But you proudly smiled and held your tears as they bravely waved goodbye [03:17.69] [03:19.08]And the photos on the mantel pieces always made you cry [03:25.77] [03:27.52]And now you're getting older and in time the photos fade [03:32.90] [03:34.12]And in widowhood you sit back [03:37.61]You reflect on the parade [03:40.31] [03:41.61]In the passing of your memories as your daughters change their lives [03:47.95] [03:49.01]Seeing more to our existence than just mothers daughters wives [03:55.78] [03:59.39]The first time it was fathers [04:01.12] [04:02.45]The last time it was sons [04:04.75] [04:06.18]And in between your husbands marched away with drums and guns [04:12.11] [04:13.59]And you never thought to question [04:16.05] [04:16.94]You just went on with your lives [04:19.82] [04:21.24]'Cause all they taught you who to be was mothers daughters wives [04:27.52] [04:33.63]You believed them [04:34.94] [04:41.19]You believed them [04:42.36] [04:48.65]You believed them