By: Cedric McClester

After all the words are said
And after all the blood’s been bled
We salute the fallen dead
Then we forge straight on ahead
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never learn

Take that books right off the shelf
As history repeats itself
And read the pages as they turn
Past the lessons never learned

After all the bullets fly
From the guns that we deny
Contribute to the reason why
So many young among us die
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never learn

Take that books right off the shelf
As history repeats itself
And read the pages as they turn
Past the lessons never learned

Where are those who came before
The ones who also did ignore
The futility of war
Here at home and offshore
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never  learn

Take that books right off the shelf
As history repeats itself
And read the pages as they turn
Past the lessons never learned

After all the words are said
And after all the blood’s been bled
We salute the fallen dead
Then we forge straight on ahead
Cos it seems we never learn
That the tide will have to turn
Though it should be of concern
Like I said we never learn


























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