And the light of a fading star   Is what you were, is what you are   Like the glow that christens the moon   You shown too soon, you shown too soon      Ah when will this war be over?   And the madness leave the air   This brick that's flown between us   And the pulling of the hair   But if there's a reason   I don't need to know right now      And the light of a fading star   Is what you were, is what you are   Like the glow that christens the moon   You shown too soon, you shown too soon      Volunteers are soon forgotten   And many more of us shall die   The sick still feed the hungry   And the last battle song has cried   But if there's a reason   I don't need to know right now      And the light of a fading star   Is what you were, is what you are   Like the glow that christens the moon   You shown too soon, you shown too soon      And I always thought   That you, you wanted me   Oh and I always thought somehow   That you, you wanted me      But if there's a reason   I don't need to know right now   'Cause beyond the pale lies evening   And the shadow of the plough      And the light of a fading star   Is what you were, is what you are   Like the glow that christens the moon   You shown too soon, you shown too soon      And the light of a fading star   Is what you were, is what you are   Like the glow that christens the moon   You shown too soon, you shown too soon   And the light of a fading star   Is what you were, is what you are