Pilgrim

A pilgrim at the gray of dawn

Leaving in the mist of morning

On his journey of goodness

Heaven sent, God blessed

Pilgrim laughing at the world

Spreading joy at the touch of his hand

Wiping out all the misery

Making love and history

Those of us who don't know war

We shouldn't try to make it

'Cause so many did and even more died

Do you think you could take it?

'Cause love lies waiting at our back door

Such a beautiful matter of fact

Life's like an apple with love as the core

And I'll tell you 'bout that

Just a man in my prime

Love was there but I had no time

I was cheered and adored

And I thought fame was all the world

Battles won and victory cheers

Were the sounds I'd heard for years

But the woman I really loved

Was losing me to all this blood

I only knew I had to win

And build a world where I was king

But leaders come and leaders go

And that's the truth I came to know

Love or war I could not choose

And so both I had to lose