She got the news today,
Her baby's gone away
And he's not coming home
The letters in her drawer,
There won't be anymore
To get her through the day
Suddenly the world grows dim,
There's nothing like the pain she's in
She would rather sink than swim to save her life
Tell me why
Why do we have to fight
To make each other see
There's no difference between you and me
Tell me why
Why do we have to learn
That no good comes from war
When history has told us so many times before
The boy is less than three,
And he knows more than me
About how cruel life can me
When mama kissed him goodbye,
He didn't know it'd be the last time
And daddy hasn't been the same since she went away
Tell me why
Why do we have to fight
To make each other see
There's no difference between you and me
Tell me why
Why do we have to learn
No good comes from war
When history has told us so many times before
Tell me why
We're blind until we see the change is you and me,
Tell me why
I pray that we may heal, safe in your embrace
Tell me why