I Would Lay My Sword Down

words and music by Udo Klopke

If I was a daring man
would have conquered many lands
And your heart would still be a fortress,
I would lay down my sword and surrender

I´d furl the sails, I´d ring the bell
gather the crew and send them to hell
´cause what is worth a kingdom, if I can´t share it with you

I could be an author then
A masterwriter, king of the pen
a million voices scream my name,
but our poem still unwritten

I would leave with confidence
could never write a line again
mindless words without a sense
that couldn´t reach you

I watch you from a distant sun
There are boarders we can´t overcome
World empires rise and fall
and turn to dust again

regardless about the fate of men
stars will rise and pull their tracks
And someday is a lonely friend – written in the sand

If I was a daring man
would have conquered many lands
and your heart would still be a fortress
I would lay my sword down
I would lay my sword down