In the Last Hours Before Dawn

See the young man see he's crying see his first born, lay in his arms dying

Where a child once stood was where she always would

See his young wife, see she's crying see her first born, lay in his arms dying

If she only stood where her child always would

A young life would not know the river ice would not hold

A young life would not know the river freezes so cold

In the last hours before dawn in the last hours before dawn

In the last hours, they will mourn in the last hours before dawn

See the flowers, see the coffin see that her life will not be forgotten

If they only could, you know they'd turn back the clock for good

A young life would not know the river ice would not hold

A young life would not know the river freezes so cold.