Did you hear about the man
outside Downing Street
His lone dissenting voice
was far to loud it seems
Calling an end to war
Standing up for peace
got Brian Haw
arrested by the police
Declaring his feelings
What he thought about the war
So they came and
bundled him away
'Cause, what he said
Might incite the crowd
seems that dissension's
No longer allowed
Truth can be denied
Can't hold back the tide
You can shut up one man
Hold a trial do him down
You cannot fool us all
All of the time
And many feel this war
is a crime.
But that single lonely voice
is not now alone
Behind them there are so
many more ..
And his single lonely call
it echoes wall to wall
Listen carefully
You may hear them roar
So before you shut him up
Send him down and lock him up
This government that sent our troops to war
Calling for loyalty
From all...well...perhaps
They had better
Make damn sure
Truth can be denied
Can't hold back the tide
You can shut up one man
Hold a trial do him down
You cannot fool us all
All of the time
And many feel this war
is a crime.
There's a shared point of view
By so many in this land
Among so many who doubt
and recoil
Who see their loved ones
being killed and maimed
And wonder if the whole bloody thing
Was for oil
Truth can be denied
Can't hold back the tide
You can shut up one man
Hold a trial do him down
You cannot fool us all
All of the time
And many feel this war
is a crime.
outside Downing Street
His lone dissenting voice
was far to loud it seems
Calling an end to war
Standing up for peace
got Brian Haw
arrested by the police
Declaring his feelings
What he thought about the war
So they came and
bundled him away
'Cause, what he said
Might incite the crowd
seems that dissension's
No longer allowed
Truth can be denied
Can't hold back the tide
You can shut up one man
Hold a trial do him down
You cannot fool us all
All of the time
And many feel this war
is a crime.
But that single lonely voice
is not now alone
Behind them there are so
many more ..
And his single lonely call
it echoes wall to wall
Listen carefully
You may hear them roar
So before you shut him up
Send him down and lock him up
This government that sent our troops to war
Calling for loyalty
From all...well...perhaps
They had better
Make damn sure
Truth can be denied
Can't hold back the tide
You can shut up one man
Hold a trial do him down
You cannot fool us all
All of the time
And many feel this war
is a crime.
There's a shared point of view
By so many in this land
Among so many who doubt
and recoil
Who see their loved ones
being killed and maimed
And wonder if the whole bloody thing
Was for oil
Truth can be denied
Can't hold back the tide
You can shut up one man
Hold a trial do him down
You cannot fool us all
All of the time
And many feel this war
is a crime.
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