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I stood above the captured man
Knelt low to hear his plea
I saw his children in his eyes
I had to set him free
I'll stand before your firing squad
Stick my neck through your noose
I'll tear my family crest to shreds
Sooner than fight for you
That man he never did me wrong
His nation I don't care
The president's the murderer
Sent me to die out here
You hide away in ivory towers
Your chess boards lined with men
It's not so easy trading pawns
Once they've become your friends
I'm not saying your cause ain't just
Don't matter anymore
And if we've learned a damn thing yet
Let's skip the next world war
How many towns must burn to ash?
How many refugees?
How many widows must we make
To claim your victory?
Come generals let's call it off
Don't bother counting score
'f you have a cup of kindness yet
Just stop the fucking war
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Put Down Your Guns
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Put down your guns, put down your guns, tell me it ain't true
I got so caught up fightin' for freedom forgot I was fightin' for me and you
I don't wanna live in the better world if we have to live apart
So put down your guns, put down your guns, this war's breakin' my heart
Everybody in the war
All the boys and all the girls
Everybody in the war is out there fighting for freedom
But everybody back at home
Is just sick and tired of bein' alone
Everybody back at home wants to hold 'em in their arms
CHORUS
But the other side wants our heads
So the president has said
The other side hates our lifestyle and our freedom
But if the people on the other side
Just want their lovers back alive
Well then the other side wants the very same thing that we do
CHORUS
So what the hell we gotta do?
To convince the nation of our truth
What we gotta do to get back all our loved ones?
We keep singing our peaceful songs
Till our day comes along
A little louder each day till they're back safe in our arms
CHORUS
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