You Say The Battle Is Over Lyrics - John Denver

This song appears on two albums, and was first released on the autograph album, and has also been released on the wildlife concert album as a live track. 

And you say that the battle is over 

And you say that the war is all done 

Go tell it to those 

With the wind in their nose 

Who run from the sound of the gun 

And write it on the sides 

Of the great whaling ships 

Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed 

With the wind in their eyes 

It is they who must die 

And it's we who must measure the loss 

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And you say that the battle is over 

And finally the world is at peace 

You mean no one is dying 

And mothers don't weep 

Or it's not in the papers at least 

There are those who would deal 

In the darkness of life 

There are those who would tear down the sun 

And most men are ruthless 

But some will still weep 

When the gifts we were given are gone 

Now the blame cannot fall 

On the heads of a few 

It's become such a part of the race 

It's eternally tragic 

That that which is magic 

Be killed at the end of the glorious chase 

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From young seals to great whales 

From waters to wood 

They will fall just like weeds in the wind 

With fur coats and perfumes 

And trophies on walls 

What a hell of a race to call men 

And you say that the battle is over 

And you say that the war is all done 

Go tell it to those 

With the wind in their nose 

Who run from the sound of the gun 

And write it on the sides 

Of the great whaling ships 

Or on ice floes where conscience is tossed 

With the wind in their eyes 

It is they who must die 

And it's we who must measure the loss 

With the wind in their eyes 

It is they who must die 

And it's we who must measure the cost 

Words and music by david mallett