Song Description
A look at war from a fresh perspective
| Song Length |
3:48 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Religious |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Patriotic, War |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Stone Cutters Prayer
He learned his craft from his father
First an apprentice, Then a cutter
In marble and stone where history?s recorded
He cuts the names of fallen soldiers
Carries the weight of the world on his shoulders
And prays for those the news has reported
Let this be the last name
Let this be the end
Let this be the last war we?ll ever be in
Let this be the last goodbye our mothers have to bear
Please Lord won?t you answer this stone cutters prayer
Like frozen tears in the winter
Chips of granite crumble and splinter
They fall to the ground monuments rendered
With every blow from his hammer
He hears his voice quiver and stammer
The words of a prayer for our country?s defenders
Let this be the last name
Let this be the end
Let this be the last war we?ll ever be in
Let this be the last goodbye our mothers have to bear
Please Lord won?t you answer this stone cutters prayer
As he works there forms a line
Of aging soldiers from another time
Some shed tears some just stare
But all join in his prayer
Let this be the last name
Let this be the end
Let this be the last war we?ll ever be in
Let this be the last goodbye our mothers have to bear
Please Lord won?t you answer this stone cutters prayer
Please Lord won?t you answer this stone cutters prayer