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God's Children / One Family We Are

I have no desire to become a hero
If what I do is bring a mother and a father sorrow
In a war where a man kills his brother
There can never be a winner
How does God classify a sinner?

And so what of the father and mother
Of the son who killed his only brother?
Which one was the hero in their family
The son who helped his country be free
Or the one who died for the Confederacy?

As we relive the lives of Cain and Abel
We will never escape the cycle if we are unable
To seek a permanent solution
I think we have an obligation
Aren't we all God's children?


*03/03/1985

available in "Seeds and Weeds @
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