Love And War

Neil Young - Love And War

When I sing about love and war

I don't really know what I'm saying

I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war

Seen a lot of people praying

They pray to Allah and they prey to the lord

But mostly they pray about love and war

Pray about love and war

Pray about love and war

I've seen a lot of young men go to war

And leave a lot of young brides waiting

I've watched them try to explain it to their kids

And seen a lot of them failing

They tried to tell them and they tried to explain

Why daddy won't ever come home again.

Daddy won't ever come home again

Daddy won't ever come home again

I said a lot of things that I can't take back

But I don't really know if I want to

I sang songs about war

Since the backstreets of Toronto

I sang for justice and I hit a bad chord

But I still try to sing about love and war

The saddest thing in the whole wide world

Is to break the heart of your lover

I made a mistake and I did it again

And we struggled to recover

Then I sang in anger, hit another bad chord

But I still try to sing about love and war

I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war