So Many Wars

So many wars have been fought and lost and won
And many a mother has grieved for her dead soldier son
And to borders and nationalism and religion peace always seems to lose out
Death and suffering, destruction and grief is what war is all about

Negotiations that would lead to peace seems too easy for some leaders to choose
They would rather have war where even winners do lose
For any victory in war does come at a huge cost
Where so many are badly injured and so many lives are lost

That war does lead to peace in most cases a lie
And those who cause wars in wars seldom known to die
And since more people are injured and die in war zones every day
From past wars nothing learned it does seem this way

The praises of dead war heroes the patriots may sing
But war in itself is a terrible thing
The mother she weeps at her soldier's son grave
And no consolation to her that in war he died brave.