A lifetime apart, an ocean away We thought we had left for better days But winter came and never left Our mothers cried, our fathers wept We were bound across the ocean She called us at night, her plains and mountains We built her homes, we sang her songs We're coming home, it's been too long We're coming home your sons and daughters We worked so hard, we thought of you, father And there's nothing here but more of the past With peace in our hearts, we'll be home at last Flowers blooming, sun is shining Night is coming, we're still smiling Oh my mother, oh my father We'll be with you in the morning We saw your face in the stars at night We kept our minds away from the fight We knew our future lives in tomorrow Not in the peace that you borrow Now our children will walk these hills To the tune of sunshine, not bloody battles We'll walk behind them, a lifetime apart They'll come home at last with peace in their hearts Come home, children, sleep now, children We'll be with you in the morning Peace in our hearts, peace in our lands We have buried all of your tears