Three Stars Gone Dim

[Western Guitar Intro] [Verse] In the quiet of the dawn's first light A mother weeps for her boys tonight Three stars once bright on her breast Now shadows in the West [Verse] Each one wore gray, marched under the pines Swept away in the rage of lines Their laughter lost in the cannon's roar Left her heart forever sore [Pre-Chorus] The battles rage, yet at what cost In the silence, her soul feels lost [Sad Powerful Catchy Chorus] Oh mother, cry for the young Lost in the echoes that war has sung Oh mother, hold your memories near For every tear reflects their years [Verse] Their letters home, now worn and old Tales of bravery, fears untold In fields where brothers’ blood did blend She prays it wasn't all pretend [Verse] The war took more than it could give In her dreams, her sons still live Ghosts at the table, ghosts at the door A mother's heart in the depths of war [Pre-Chorus] The battles rage, yet at what cost In the silence, her soul feels lost [Sad Powerful Catchy Chorus] Oh mother, cry for the young Lost in the echoes that war has sung Oh mother, hold your memories near For every tear reflects their years [Verse] Spring returns with blooms so fair But their scent can't ease her despair Her home, once filled with youthful glee Now shadows drift where laughter should be [Verse] The Sunday bells toll soft and slow For the boys who'll never grow old She lays flowers on the graves, in the quiet shade Whispered prayers for peace, forever prayed [Sad Western Guitar Solo] [Sad Powerful Catchy Chorus] Oh mother, cry for the young Lost in the echoes that war has sung Oh mother, hold your memories near For every tear reflects their years [Outro] Three crosses stand upon the hill Her boys at rest, the world is still Underneath the old oak tree Whispers of what will never be Oh mother, hold your memories near For every tear reflects their years Oh mother, hold your memories near For every tear reflects their years