A Simple Prayer Songtext
von Jeffrey Gaines

Neither side will win
All are sure to fail
But not joining in is an act of betrayal
Betrayal to your king
And all who fought before
The noblest of things is to die in their war

When neither should begin
For everyone will lose
Soldiers of tin
With everything to prove
Who do we oppose?
And what do we defend?
Honor, I suppose


End your simple day
With this simple prayer
Pray they′re okay
And in the Lord's care
Pray they return
With their faculty
And one day we learn
Of war′s futility
End your simple day
With this simple song

Sing pain away
Hope all are strong
And hope they return
With their faculty

And one day we learn
Of war's futility

When neither side will win
For nothing will be gained
No divine next of kin
Have this casualty claimed
But these are words of kings
Commanders in chief
You hear the same sort of things
From scoundrels and thieves


When neither should begin
For what a price we pay
Soldiers of tin being blown away
With not a lot of grace
Nor majesty
Just a human disgrace

End your simple day
With this simple prayer
Pray they're okay
And in the Lord′s care
Pray they return
With their faculty
And one day we learn
Of war′s futility
End your simple day
With this simple song

Sing pain away
Hope all are strong
And hope they return

To their families
And one day we learn
Of war's futility

Neither side will win
All are sure to fail
But not joining in is an act of betrayal
Betrayal to your king
And all who fought before
The noblest of things is to die in their war

When neither should begin
For everyone will lose
Soldiers of tin
With everything to prove
Who do we oppose?
And what do we defend?