This was a woman who wanted freedom from war
There's the story, there is no more
With her body all in flames
She hoped to throw light on mankind’s shame
To lead the way to life
And Alice was her name
She came from Germany, her native land
Had seen the marching, the military band
Had seen what seemed like scattered seeds
And knew what happens when silent lips won’t speak.
She yearned to come to this land of hope
Prepared to work, and not to grope
Knowing her purpose, and losing no time
But it seemed a thought much too sublime
To call for peace before they thought it time.
Well she did all she possibly could
Wrote letters, made speeches, all of it good
But it was not good enough, she saw
She'd worked much more and tried much more
What could she do that she'd not done before.
To this woman of eighty-two years
Came an answer of hope, and not of fear
Hope for mankind, for peace on earth
For life with dignity of man's worth
And in her death she prayed for freedom's birth.
This was a woman who wanted freedom from war
There's the story, there is no more
With her body all in flames
She hoped to throw light on mankind’s shame
To lead the way to life
And Alice was her name
There's the story, there is no more
With her body all in flames
She hoped to throw light on mankind’s shame
To lead the way to life
And Alice was her name
She came from Germany, her native land
Had seen the marching, the military band
Had seen what seemed like scattered seeds
And knew what happens when silent lips won’t speak.
She yearned to come to this land of hope
Prepared to work, and not to grope
Knowing her purpose, and losing no time
But it seemed a thought much too sublime
To call for peace before they thought it time.
Well she did all she possibly could
Wrote letters, made speeches, all of it good
But it was not good enough, she saw
She'd worked much more and tried much more
What could she do that she'd not done before.
To this woman of eighty-two years
Came an answer of hope, and not of fear
Hope for mankind, for peace on earth
For life with dignity of man's worth
And in her death she prayed for freedom's birth.
This was a woman who wanted freedom from war
There's the story, there is no more
With her body all in flames
She hoped to throw light on mankind’s shame
To lead the way to life
And Alice was her name
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