Give peace a chance

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

Give peace a chance

the people said.

The soldiers raised

their long black guns

and shot the white bird dead.

The gentle earth is burning

crimson red again.

Mushroom clouds

keep pouring down their rain.

Give peace a chance

the people cried.

Across the nation

politicians

televised their lies.

There’s terror written

in the children’s eyes again.

Mushroom clouds

keep pouring down their rain

We’ve got to build a better world together

we’ve got to let the children live

It will be much too late to wait till tomorrow

Starting right now we must give.

Give peace a chance

the people prayed

the skies are

overcast with toxic fumes

that have been sprayed

The bodies of the dead

have been displayed again

mushroom clouds keep

keep pouring down their rain

Give peace a chance

We must believe

The peace we give

to others is

the peace we will receive

The anguished earth

is begging for reprieve again

Mushroom clouds

keep pouring down their rain.