The Generals 

Written by: Copyright 1999 Jo Young 

We were raised to believe in something
I always thought that was something good
That I could be anything that I wanted if I really wanted to

Disillusionment
Has a sweeter sound than bitterness
What's right, What's wrong, What's left
Dissillusionment

Someone told me long ago
Life is more complex than you know
You might not reap the seeds you sew
And there'll be dark before the dawn 

When your generals all fall down
And the ruby falls from your crown
And your dreams of all that your life could be
Lie like broken wings on the ground

Is aspiration a human condition
The breath of God or the seeds of despair
And searching for that elusive condition
Oh Happiness
Oh Holy Grail

All the time you're mourning for the opportunities that you let go
Expectation more and more
Body reaching overload

When your Generals all fall down
And the Ruby falls from your crown
And your dreams of all your life could be
Lie like broken wings on the ground.

Disillusionment, Has a sweeter sound than bitternes
Disillusionment, has a sweeter sound than bitterness

Do happy endings come only after sorrow
The lost at sea time of the soul
Who wrote this dumb story that I've been living
And where does hope sometimes go

All the time you're mourning for.....
Someone told me long ago..........

When your generals all fall down....

Disillusionment has a sweeter sound than bitterness