Song for Sarajevo lyrics

Blood in all the streets, running like a flood

There's no where to hide, no where that I can go

I reach out my hand, touching death itself

Just a holy day in Sarajevo

I can hear my heart, pounding like a clock

Hiding from the planes and from the bombing

Fire from the sky, burning down my life

There is no more love and no more longing

But when I close my eyes:

I dream of peace

I dream of flowers on the hill

I dream I see my mother smiling

When I close my eyes I dream of peace

Once I had a home, once my life was good

Once my mother sang to me and held me

Then the fire came, falling from the sky

There is no one left who can protect me

War's a wicked bird that never comes to rest

Feeding on the dreams of all the children

War's an evil bird flying in the dark

Every holy promise has been broken

But when I close my eyes:

I dream of peace

I dream of flowers on the hill

I dream I see my mother smiling

When I close my eyes I dream of peace

Can't you stop the war, bring it to a close

You are tall and strong and I am just a child

Can't we live in peace, stop the flowing blood

Make a blessed world where I can be a child

When you close your eyes:

Do you dream of peace?

Do you dream of flowers on the hill?

Do you dream you see your mother smiling?

When you close your eyes do you dream of peace?

When you close your eyes:

Do you dream of peace?

Do you dream of flowers on the hill?

Do you dream you see your mother smiling?

Open up your eyes and give us peace.

• Artist:Judy Collins
• Album:Come Rejoice! A Judy Collins Christmas (1994)