I Was A Witness To A War Lyrics - Blood Sweat & Tears

(Blood, Sweat & Tears) 

I saw a little boy today 

I saw a little boy today who didn't want this fight 

The other children laughed at him 

It was a frightening thought 

And I, I began to cry 

Someone asked why 

Someone asked what for 

'Cause something inside of me, something inside of me 

Something inside of me said I was a witness to a war 

I was a witness to what happened 

And I hated what I saw 

I was a witness to a war, to a war 

I saw a woman dressed in black 

Her husband isn't coming back, she didn't want him to go 

They said he had to do his chores before 

Their future could grow 

And I, I began to cry 

Someone asked why 

Someone asked what for 

'Cause something inside of me, something inside of me 

Something inside of me said I was a witness to a war 

I was a witness to the heartbreak 

That some soldier's woman bore 

I was a witness to a war, to a war 

I saw an ugly field today 

I saw an ugly field today where only crosses could grow 

A monument to modern man, and now 

There's no place to go 

And I, I began to cry 

But no-one asked why 

No-one asked what for 

But something inside of me, something inside of me 

Something inside of me said I was a victim of a war 

I was a victim of the madness 

That we should have stopped before 

I was a witness to a war, to a war