After guns are silent After your wounds have healed After those crosses been planted in all those fields After that long boat ride all the way across sea And after this train carries thee
I will love you after the war Love you for always, forever I will love you after the war Forever, for always more
After your boots dry and the tobacco is all but gone Along with all those post cards you’ve carried under arm After I remember all the words I could not say after this long night fades away
I will love you after the war Love you for always, forever more I love you after the war Forever, for always and more
After this blackbird lifts from off your chest And after your soul takes its final rest My love I forgive you, you planned to die And love I’ll place two pennies over your eyes
I will love you the war Love you for always, forever more I will love you after the war Forever, for always and more