^GThe red hot^D sun burns up the hill The ^Emwinter's^D bride, the summer's king

I ^Emtramp thes^Ce acres and I feel ^AmOnce upo^Dn a time

^GAnd the^Dn it seemed that everything You ^Emsaw and ^Dtouched and felt was real

You ^Emturned the ^Ctap and you turned the wheel ^AmBreath^Ding free

Now you search the open evening sky Trace the memory in your eyes For the prophet's hard rain and the deluge Lie in tears around your door Once there were trees and livestock here A mother's love, the warnings clear But you chose to turn away from fear Breathing free Now there's a faceless cross on a distant hill A wasted voice, a silent scream Where the lovers love and the dreamers dream You stand and dream alone You took your sacrifice to the gods of war Traded your children's lives for a mess of gold And you beat your ploughshares into swords Breathing free

^DOnce ^Gin a lifetime You ^Clive and love

Once^G in a lifetime You ^Ddie

Once^G in a moment The ^Csun goes down

Prot-^Emect ^Da-nd ^Emsur-^Dvi - ve Prot-^Emect ^Da-nd ^Emsur^D-v^Gi - ve

Runrig - Protect and survive