Keelaghan James - Abraham lyrics

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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