Mother you saw my eyes   On the fourth of July   Under a banner of roman candles   Mother war is kind   Like hell but I am fine      Brother have you gone west?   You followed through once yet   You are still younger, how dare you forget?   Brother war is best   In the morning when you've had rest      Like a lost dog between houses   In the unknown open country   Line up at dawn to see who's missing   My age is a metaphor   That only speaks of everything before      Daughter you wear my name   Those are my eyes, keep 'em raised   I may have scars but I give more than I take   Daughter war is safe   Where you are far away      Lover are you gone?   My heart has taken too much on   One octave lower than thunder it drums   Lover war is done   In more ways than just one      Like a lost dog between houses   In the unknown open country   Like an outlaw now standing   At the foot of infinity   The sun is wild and just in front of me