You keep pounding your fist
Like a child who just can't get his way
You keep talkin' so tough
I just can't see the reasoning behind these things you say
You play this dangerous game
Then shake your hands in the air and praise GOD, and praise Glory
I just don't understand
How such a GOD fearin' man can come out all guns a-blazin'
But it's an age old story
It's all there in the books
War's just trading one set of problems for another
It's all there in the books
Old men sending young soldiers to war
Well if all the angels would conspire
I know they'd say every fallen soldier is lost to friendly fire
What would Jesus do
How many bombs would he drop if he set out for war
How many fallen enemy soldiers
Would he stop from crossing through heaven's door
We spend too much time making weapons
And how soon we forget the horrors that war can bring
Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King
They did it all without guns
They made the bells of freedom ring
It's all there in the books
War's just trading one set of problems for another
It's all there in the books
Old men sending young soldiers to war
Well if all the angels would conspire
I know they'd say every fallen soldier is lost to friendly fire
There's only so much Collateral damage
This world's soul and heart can take
Is there ever really a right time for war or a right place?
If you wanna see what democracy looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
If you wanna see what democracy looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
If you wanna see what a patriot looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
If you wanna see what democracy looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
Like a child who just can't get his way
You keep talkin' so tough
I just can't see the reasoning behind these things you say
You play this dangerous game
Then shake your hands in the air and praise GOD, and praise Glory
I just don't understand
How such a GOD fearin' man can come out all guns a-blazin'
But it's an age old story
It's all there in the books
War's just trading one set of problems for another
It's all there in the books
Old men sending young soldiers to war
Well if all the angels would conspire
I know they'd say every fallen soldier is lost to friendly fire
What would Jesus do
How many bombs would he drop if he set out for war
How many fallen enemy soldiers
Would he stop from crossing through heaven's door
We spend too much time making weapons
And how soon we forget the horrors that war can bring
Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King
They did it all without guns
They made the bells of freedom ring
It's all there in the books
War's just trading one set of problems for another
It's all there in the books
Old men sending young soldiers to war
Well if all the angels would conspire
I know they'd say every fallen soldier is lost to friendly fire
There's only so much Collateral damage
This world's soul and heart can take
Is there ever really a right time for war or a right place?
If you wanna see what democracy looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
If you wanna see what democracy looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
If you wanna see what a patriot looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
If you wanna see what democracy looks like
Watch the people marching in the streets
'Cause there are people all over this world
Waging peace
Contributed by Riccardo Venturi - 2005/6/12 - 18:21
You can listen to an MP3 of "Waging Peace" by visiting my website: http://www.larrymurante.com
48% of Americans (who voted) did not vote for George Bush in the 2004 election.
Larry Murante
Also See David Rovics.com
Jimpage.com
48% of Americans (who voted) did not vote for George Bush in the 2004 election.
Larry Murante
Also See David Rovics.com
Jimpage.com
Larry Murante - 2005/8/20 - 17:54
Thank you Larry for visiting our antiwar song website...and see you soon with new songs. You're always welcome!
Riccardo Venturi - 2005/8/20 - 20:07
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Testo e musica di Larry Murante
ripreso e liberamente scaricabile da: http://www.newsongsforpeace.org
Larry was the winner of the 1998 & 2002 Tumbleweed Songwriting Contest.
Larry was nominated for 3 SAMIE 2000 Awards (Seattle Area Musical Innovation and Excellence).
Song Info : "The inspiration for this song came mostly from the February 15th, 2003, Peace march here in Seattle. There were approximately 15,000-25,000 marchers that day. Many of the ideas in the song came from the signs and chants from that march." - Larry Murante