How I prayed you'd be born in a time that was calm
To the trill of the birds not the roar of the bomb
Though the world is a tremble with sickness and fear
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near

There is rage all around spinning out of control
What a sad way to greet any innocent soul
When a rattle of guns is the first sound you hear
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near

I've been waiting so long for your moment of birth
While the anthems of war rang all over the earth
And the thundering sky sings a strange lullaby
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near

How I prayed you'd be born in a time that was calm
To the trill of the birds Not the roar of the bomb
Though the world is a tremble with sickness and fear
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near
Close your eyes rest a while I'll be near