Children of War

I PAY MY TAXES AND IT GOES TO THE WAR
WE DON’T GET A SAY THEY JUST ASK FOR MORE
HOW DID IT START AND WILL IT END
THE MONEY THEY’RE TAKING IS KILLING MY FRIENDS

WE’RE ALL THE SAME PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT COLOUR
WE’RE ALL BORN FROM THE SAME EARTH MOTHER
GOVERNMENTS KEEP THEIR CONSCIENCE UNDER COVER
TELLING ME I NEED TO HATE MY BROTHER

I DON’T WANNA KILL MY BROTHERS
AND I DON’T HATE ANYBODY’S MOTHER
AND I DON’T WANNA SHOOT MY SISTERS ANYMORE

PRIDE SWELLS AND NATIONS GET BOLDER
AT THE END OF THE DAY THE WORLD GETS COLDER
THINGS YOU DID WHEN YOU WERE A SOLDIER
WILL THEY WORRY YOUR SOUL WHEN YOU GROW OLDER

A CHILD OF GOD LEAVES THE GATES OF THE CITY
ENDS UP LYING FACE DOWN IN THE MUD
CHILD OF WAR AN OBJECT OF PITY
WASTE OF FLESH WASTE OF BLOOD
WASTE OF FLESH WASTE OF BLOOD

WHEN THE HATRED AND VIOLENCE HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL
WILL WE EVER BE CONTENT IN OUR HEART AND SOUL
WHEN THE GUNS ARE SILENT AND THE DAMAGE IS DONE
WHO CAN REALLY SAY WHO’S LOST WHO WON>

AND I DON’T WANNA KILL MY BROTHERS
AND I DON’T HATE ANYBODY’S MOTHER
AND I DON’T WANNA SHOOT MY SISTERS ANYMORE

CHILD OF WAR AN OBJECT OF PITY
WASTE OF FLESH WASTE OF BLOOD WASTE OF FLESH WASTE OF BLOOD

I DON’T WANNA KILL MY BROTHERS
I DON’T HATE ANYBODY’S MOTHER
I DON’T WANNA SHOOT MY SISTERS ANYMORE

WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN HURRAH HURRAH