Elizabeth Sheaffer - Seven Years Now, Nearly Eight lyrics

All's fair in love and war But aren't these two the same? 'You've waged war on my heart For 48 years now And still I come crawling Back, begging for more miserable defeat My bones are weak My skin is tired Bruises come with ease now My feeble mind Won't last much longer And soon I'll forget You ever existed.' All's fair in love and war But aren't these two the same? Words can be bullets And we can put up Barriers, to defend our pathetic arguments Let us mull over fickle emotions in the rocker out by the oak tree Where the grandkids have their swing 'Don't spatter me with your shrapnel Hold your tongue in check, please.' All's fair in love and war But aren't these two the same? Tough skin like leather Time wears down No rest no food no time to love Keep on marching on 'til dawn '40 years and I've got nothing left. Why do you always torment me with your petty excuses? Make your own damn sandwich, Ed! ' ..... 'Mom? Who are you talking to? ' ..... A hand over a mouth Eyes open wide Other hand on the heart His picture by the bed 'Rest in peace' Above the frame ..... 'Mom? You okay in there? ' ..... Tears roll down a cheek Tracing the wrinkles of time '7 years gone by now Nearly 8 And I still keep forgetting You're gone...