Fortune Of Soldiers Lyrics - Judy Collins

Was the fortune of soldiers to be always at war 

Sighting down the barrel at whatever comes 

Till the fighters forgot what they're doing it for 

And reason was lost in the sound of the drums 

Twas the fortune of soldiers to be always alone 

Forgetting the faces of all their loved ones 

Far from their daydreams, far from their homes 

Love songs were drowned in the sound of the drums 

Don't you know the dream has come true 

Don't you know by now the dream has come true 

When they say peace can never be 

It's a fantasy 

They didn't know about you 

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Don't you know the dream has come true 

Don't you know by now the dream has come true 

When they said peace can never be 

They just couldn't see 

What one dreamer can do 

Tis the fortune of bankers and builders of arms 

To worship the profit however it comes 

Up in their towers, sheltered from harm 

Far from the smoke and the sound of the drums 

Tis the fortune of dreamers to see what they see 

To live with the scorn till the miracle comes 

To teach us the music and show us the key 

And the chorus to silence the sound of the drums 

Don't you know the dream has come true 

Don't you know by now the dream has come true 

When they say peace can never be 

It's a fantasy 

They didn't know about you 

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Don't you know the dream has come true 

Don't you know by now the dream has come true 

When they say that peace can never be 

They just couldn't see what one dreamer can do 

Tis the fortune of children to have such a choice 

To grow up to be dreamers or builders of guns 

Born to be angels, born to rejoice 

Not to grow up to the sound of the drums 

Don't you know the dream has come true 

Don't you know by now the dream has come true 

When they say peace can never be 

It's just a fantasy 

They didn't know about you 

Don't you know the dream has come true 

Don't you know by now the dream has come true 

When they said that peace can never be 

It's a fantasy