Seeds Of Peace Lyrics - Mark Erelli

Intro: 

The American flag is tied to a fence on an overpass 

With a homemade sign written in red, white and blue 

And it reads "Welcome home, Jason Miller, Private First Class" 

And I don't even know him but I'm grateful for any good news 

What's become of my country torn by contradiction 

The spirit of freedom propped up by a culture of fear 

Where's it's unpatriotic to protest or even to question 

Have we learned nothing from history or the last couple years 

CHORUS: 

And the rain pours down 

On the fallow ground 

And the fruited plain as barren as the sand 

Is it not within our will 

How long must we wait until 

The seeds of peace find purchase in this land 

He stood on the deck and he said we'd accomplished our mission 

And he twisted the facts 'til he knew it could pass for the truth 

Vengeance can fill any fool with conviction 

But he can't wash the blood of the fallen from his cowboy boots 

CHORUS 

I will not be shamed into silence by partisan thunder 

And I won't fall in line and march to the drums on the wind 

How many more daughters and sons will we see plowed under 

How much longer must we wait 'til the harvest comes in 

'Til the sun shines down 

On this hallowed ground 

And the fruited plain so bountiful and grand 

Is it not within our will 

How long must we wait until 

The seeds of peace find purchase in this land