Linda Kasko - No More War (Sacrifice) Lyrics

I say goodbye to everything I know
Tell them don't worry, no emotions I show
Pick up my bag as I walk out the door
Have to pretend I'm not going to war
I'll try to defend all that I know
There's no other way that I can show
My promise of bravery, come what may
But I'm not certain this is the way
Do you hear the 21-gun salute
They lay down their lives
As they continue to shoot
I've lost some friends who didn't return
What it would take they couldn't discern
I saw how their loved ones were left to suffer
While no one has a solution to offer
When they come back they never feel free
Some will come home with PTSD
It takes a steep toll to fight and to win
Just to find out you won't walk again
Do you hear the 21-gun salute
They lay down their lives
As they continue to shoot
They're willing to work hard through the pain
They can see they have much to gain
Learning how to feel normal now
While doctors try to help somehow
I'd like to believe that the world takes note
When it promises peace if you will vote
But they ask for even more volunteers
To give up just a few of their years
We send our daughters and our sons away
We give the best of our young each day
We commend them for their boldness
And tell them they need to trust us
Do you hear the 21-gun salute
They lay down their lives
As they continue to shoot
Do you hear the 21-gun salute
They lay down their lives
As they continue to shoot
We can't continue teaching this lie
The sacrifice has become too high
Peace has to be real to all the nations
To provide hope for the next generation