Protect and Survive

The red hot sun burns up the hill The winter's bride, the summer's king I tramp these acres and I feel Once upon a time And then it seemed that everything You saw and touched and felt was real You turned the tap and you turned the wheel Breathing free Once in a lifetime you live and love Once in a lifetime you die Once in a moment the sun goes down Protect and survive Now you search the open evening sky Trace the memory in your eyes For the prophet's hard rain and the deluge lie In tears around your door Once there were trees and livestock here A mother's love, the warnings clear You chose to turn away from fear Breathing free Once in a lifetime you live and love Once in a lifetime you die Once in a moment the sun goes down Protect and survive Now there's a faceless cross on a distant hill A wasted voice, and a silent scream Where the lovers loved and the dreamers dreamed You stand and dream alone You took your sacrifice to the gods of war Traded your children's lives for a mess of gold And you beat your ploughshares into swords Breathing free Once in a lifetime you live and love Once in a lifetime you die Once in a moment the sun goes down Protect and survive Once in a lifetime you live and love Once in a lifetime you die Once in a moment the sun goes down Protect and survive Protect and survive Protect and survive