after the last tear falls

after the last secret's told
after the last bullet tears through flesh and bone
after the last girl walks the boulevard
after the last year that's just too hard
there is love
love, love, love
after the last plan fails
after the last siren wails
after the last young husband sails off to join the war
after the last "this marriage is over''
after the last young girl's innocence is stolen
after the last years of silence that won't let a heart open
and in the end, the end is
oceans and oceans of love and love again
we'll see how the tears that have fallen
were caught in the palms
of the Giver of love and the Lover of all
and we'll look back on these tears as old tales
'cause after the last tear falls
there is LOVE

- andrew peterson