Abraham

<br>I had a dream the other night when all the world was still<br>That I walked out with Abraham below a fortess on a hill<br>We looked across the Saint Charles River to the heights that bear his Name<br>And talked of things that had transpired since the last time that he came<br>Says I on these fields grazed your cattle raised on these your kith and kin<br>And on this field was fiery battle Montcalm to lose and Wolfe to win<br>Says he but they both died of wounds infliced by the cannonade<br>These wounds it seems were never healed, they fester to this day<br>Abraham<br>When will this fighting end<br>When will we learn to recognize<br>Who is foe and who is friend<br>Abraham<br>This field that bears your name<br>For one a field of victory<br>For one a field of shame<br>What of your children Abraham dispersed from this your plain<br>The continent they conquered though they did it in another`s name<br>The land they won but for their strife the profits went astray<br>The money never crossed their palms or let them have their say<br>Abraham<br>Are we sometimes bound by pride<br>Too mindful of our hopes and dreams to let the anger slide<br>Abraham<br>Abraham<br>When will this fighting end<br>When will we learn to recognize<br>Who is foe and who is friend<br>Abraham<br>This field that bears your name<br>For one a field of victory<br>For one a field of shame<br>What of the future Abraham will we achieve some peace<br>From these solitudes we wander in will there be a release<br>Will my children learn to find a way to bridge the distance I have not<br>To learn the scars of history are sometimes best forgotten<br>And I had a dream the other night when all the world was still<br>That I walked out with Abraham that Abraham was living still<br>And in the dream we parted, as families oftimes will<br>Our questions left unanswered though not through lack of will<br>Abraham<br>The questions linger on<br>There is no hope in all this strife<br>There is no right or wrong<br>Abraham<br>This field that bears your name<br>For one a field of victory<br>For one a field of shame<br>Abraham