verses 2-4:

She sings of a love that like wild flame burned
A love that we all know
A love sadly dying when not returned
A love of long ago

She sings of a boy that was made a man
By uniform and gun
Who died by the gun in another boy's hand
The hands of another man's son

She sings of the moments we might have seen
Had we kept watchful eye
She sings of a trust that should have been
She sings of a fond goodbye

(Words and music by Dominic Behan)

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