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=Background=
Written to be performed at Gulf Wars XXIX (2020): The War That Never Was
This song was written by [[Jon Chesey]] in 2020 and originally intended to be presented at the War Bard competition at Gulf Wars XXIX (2020) which was subsequently cancelled due to the pandemic. Instead, it was debuted during the B3R online bardic nights.


=Lyrics=
My first son was born,<br>
My first son was born on a bright summer morn,<br />
On a bright summer morn,<br>
With laughter as long as a hot summer day.<br />
With laughter as long,<br>
And when the wars came, I begged him, “Don’t go”<br />
As a hot summer day.<br>
But glory called him, and he would not stay.<br />
And when the wars came,<br>
He left my arms, with a laugh and a dream,<br />
I begged him, “Don’t go”<br>
On the battlefield, his laughs turned to screams.<br />
But glory called him,<br>
And he would not stay.<br>
He left my arms,<br>
With a laugh and a dream,<br>
On the battlefield,<br>
His laughs turned to screams.<br>


''Chorus''<br />
Chorus
''I’ve lost too many sons, to too many wars.''<br />
''They’ve died far from home, on those far distant shores.''<br />
''The needs of a mother are often ignored.''<br />
''Now I’ll be a mother, No more. No more.''<br />
''I’ll be a mother, no more.''<br />


My second to me in a cold winter freeze.<br />
I’ve lost too many sons,<br>
With a heart that could melt ice as fast as a flame,<br />
To too many wars.<br>
And when the wars came, I begged him, “Don’t go”<br />
They’ve died far from home,<br>
But his spirit burned too hot for my words to tame.<br />
On those far distant shores.<br>
On the battlefield a spear cold as ice,<br />
The needs of a mother,<br>
Snuffed out that flame with a blow too precise.<br />
Are often ignored.<br>
Now I’ll be a mother,<br>
No more. No more!<br>
I’ll be a mother,<br>
No more.<br>


''Chorus''
My second to me,<br>
In a cold winter freeze.<br>
With a heart that could melt ice<br>
As fast as a flame,<br>
And when the wars came,<br>
I begged him, “Don’t go”<br>
But his spirit burned too hot,<br>
For my words to tame.<br>
On the battlefield,<br>
A spear cold as ice,<br>
Snuffed out that flame,<br>
With a blow too precise.<br>


My third son I’d bring in the warm days of spring,<br />
Chorus
With skin like a lily and cheeks like a rose.<br />
And when the wars came I begged him, “Don’t go”<br />
But he’d not be turned from the path he had chose.<br />
Given my choice I’d as soon raise a coward,<br />
Then have the blood of my third son now water the flowers.<br />


''Chorus''
My third son I’d bring,<br>
In the warm days of spring,<br>
With skin like a lily,<br>
And cheeks like a rose.<br>
And when the wars came,<br>
I begged him, “Don’t go”<br>
But he’d not be turned<br>
From this path he had chose.<br>
Given my choice,<br>
I’d as soon raise a coward,<br>
Then have the blood of my third son,<br>
Now water the flowers.<br>


Now three sons I’ve lost and they’ve measured the cost<br />
Chorus
Of a man’s life to a small bag of gold.<br />
And when the wars come, I’ll say “I’ve no more.”<br />
For the warmth I once carried is buried and cold.<br />
Though it’s my sons who battled and there they were killed,<br />
Make no mistake, it is my blood they spilled.<br />


''Chorus''
Now three sons I’ve lost,<br>
And they’ve measured the cost<br>
Of a man’s life<br>
To a small bag of gold.<br>
And when the wars come,<br>
I’ll say “I’ve no more.”<br>
For the warmth I once carried<br>
Is buried and cold.<br>
Though it’s my sons in battle,<br>
And there they were killed,<br>
Make no mistake,<br>
It is MY blood they've spilled.<br>


=Chords=
Chorus
Am, G<br />
C, Em<br />
Am, G<br />
C, Em  Am<br />
F, C, Am<br />
C, Em, Am<br />
 
''Chorus''
 
''Am, G''<br />
''C, Em''<br />
''F, C''<br />
''Am, Em, Am, C''<br />
''Am, Em, Am''
 
 
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