Lieutenant (Had Any Lately)
Sylvia Robinson / Mother of ThreeOriginal | Le parole nella versione dall'album Pillow Talk. |
LIEUTENANT (HAD ANY LATELY) How long has it been lieutenant since you made a friend How long will it be lieutenant till they set you free How long will it take lieutenant for the world to see That you are inhuman, you are not fit for society I want to know, have you had any lately? I'm talking about peace, peace, peace How many children did you kill lieutenant How many gallons of their blood did you spill How many mothers laid down in that lonely ditch Now they call you a hero I want to know, I gotta know have you had any lately? I'm talking about peace, peace, peace have you had any lately? I'm talking about peace, peace, peace | HAD ANY LATELY How long has it been my friend since you made a friend How long will it be my friend till you set me free How long will it take my friend for ... How many ... for Americans and Vietnames I wanna know, I wanna know, have you had any lately? Good God I'm talking about peace I'm talking about peace have you had any lately? Right now Let me ask you How many mothers march each year protesting fear How many stomachs ... each day insufficient .. How long will it take my friend for the world to see that this is a jungle it's not fit for humanity I wanna know, I wanna know have you had any lately? Good God I'm talking about peace have you had any lately? Now take this You took a mother's child who was born to be free you gave him a gun then you showed him your enemy and guess what? then he died for your so-called cause now tell me was it worth his life? he should have given ??? I want to know, I gotta know, have you had any lately? Good God I'm talking about peace... have you had any lately? my sister wants peace peace peace my brother wants peace peace peace they haven't had any lately... |