before the war i had a life
before the war i had a wife
before the bullets fell like rain
before i suffered never ending pain
before the war it all seemed bright
before the war much love and light
before i was a puppet
before i k**ed for profit
before someone like me
became my enemy
now here I stand in my despair
bombs and bullets everywhere
the wrongs i've loved they've left me bare
these four walls how cold their stare
before the war, before the war
my life has but two stages
before and after the war