Were a generation running out of time
There's a bomb, there's a man
There's a gun in his hand yeah
Nobody smiles at strangers were scared from birth
Afraid the mans gonna take us for all that were worth
Strip us of our pride
Make a strike from inside
Come on and tell me
How long will we be victims of fear
With a man and a gun and the day after fear
Jesus smile down upon your children
Smile down upon your family
Even lovers have trouble at hand
What's your preference where do you stand
You get all uptight about it
Wanna fight about it
Wanna fight about love
No no no
Wanting independence separate but equal
A lover here another there
One more for the sequel to the heartache
How much more can we take
Wont you tell me
How long will we be victims of fear
With a man and a gun and the day after fear
Jesus smile down upon your children
Smile down upon your family
Now Im talking about
Altruism and unification
We forgotten what that means
Cynicism in this mighty nation
And hatred is spitting us right at the seams
Oh but I still believe that good will prevail
And if we don't ever try
Its damn sure that well fail
Lose another day
The american way
So come all believers
Come all races
Start looking at the souls
Not at the faces
And were there
And were learning to care
I want to know baby
How long will we be victims of fear
With a man and a gun and the day after fear
Jesus smile down upon your children
Smile down upon your family
Jesus smile down upon your children
Smile down upon your family
Now everybodys looking for a little peace of mind Were a generation running out of time There's a bomb, there's a man There's a gun in his hand yeah Nobody smiles at strangers were scared from birth Afraid the mans gonna take us for all that were worth Strip us of our pride Make a strike from inside Come on and tell me How long will we be victims of fear With a man and a gun and the day after fear Jesus smile down upon your children Smile down upon your family Even lovers have trouble at hand What's your preference where do you stand You get all uptight about it Wanna fight about it Wanna fight about love No no no Wanting independence separate but equal A lover here another there One more for the sequel to the heartache How much more can we take Wont you tell me How long will we be victims of fear With a man and a gun and the day after fear Jesus smile down upon your children Smile down upon your family Now Im talking about Altruism and unification We forgotten what that means Cynicism in this mighty nation And hatred is spitting us right at the seams Oh but I still believe that good will prevail And if we don't ever try Its damn sure that well fail Lose another day The american way So come all believers Come all races Start looking at the souls Not at the faces And were there And were learning to care I want to know baby How long will we be victims of fear With a man and a gun and the day after fear Jesus smile down upon your children Smile down upon your family Jesus smile down upon your children Smile down upon your family Explain Request ×
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