In war we kill in the name of peace
Families cry as loved ones die in war
Troops pledge allegiance to their flags in the war
While leaders send them to their deaths on distant shores
How can we fight for peace with war?
What is all this senseless fighting for?
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry in the war
My brother's in the army now
I pray for him each day
I dread the day the leaders say
They're sending him away
But he tells me I'll be home soon
Don't you shed a tear
This war won't send me anywhere
And I'll be safe here
How can we fight for peace with war?
What is all this senseless fighting for?
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry in the war
Innocence is lost
Bodies turn to dust
And the leaders want applause for what they've done for the war
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry in the war
Now I lay me down to die
Beneath the crimson sky
Wipe the tears from your eyes
They say grown men don't cry in the war
Families cry as loved ones die in war
Troops pledge allegiance to their flags in the war
While leaders send them to their deaths on distant shores
How can we fight for peace with war?
What is all this senseless fighting for?
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry in the war
My brother's in the army now
I pray for him each day
I dread the day the leaders say
They're sending him away
But he tells me I'll be home soon
Don't you shed a tear
This war won't send me anywhere
And I'll be safe here
How can we fight for peace with war?
What is all this senseless fighting for?
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry in the war
Innocence is lost
Bodies turn to dust
And the leaders want applause for what they've done for the war
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry
Hear the children cry in the war
Now I lay me down to die
Beneath the crimson sky
Wipe the tears from your eyes
They say grown men don't cry in the war
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