Old Peter Says

Old Peter he said with a shake of his head The most of the very brave men are long dead They died for a flag in a war far away And i who was never in an army am living today Fifteen years ago cancer robbed him of Kate his beloved wife Gray haired Peter in his early eighties has seen his good and bad days in life Ten times a grandfather he looks well for his years He says for the past he has shed all of his tears Old Peter says brave men in wars have died young And the dead do not hear when their praises are sung Old Peter says most heroes went young to the grave With their lives they paid for being so very brave One who does love life though his best years long gone And for as long as he can do he will keep living on.