Why Do We War?
© 2004 Garrett Clevenger
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So much senseless suffering when the world warred.
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and mothers pleas ignored.
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up buildings stained with blood and countless severed limbs.
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Its hard not to imagine the pain it must have been.
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I cant imagine much worse than to be under siege.
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and youre their enemy.
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send in their bombers. You hear them bearing down,
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the engines up high whirring, then the whistling sound
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of the bombs above you. The blasts follow fast,
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through the night it lasts.
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who make it to the morning dew
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can search for more survivors who hope for rescue.
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Why, oh, why do we war?
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Why cant we realize theres so much more
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then dropping bombs
on others homes and hoping that theyll die?
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and making people cry,
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Why, oh, why do we war?
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So much senseless suffering. Its happening right now.
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wonder how
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can keep a straight face as they try
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to justify decisions infecting all our lives.
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Technology and warfare have always been tied.
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insure you wont die.
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bombs can blow apart our planet quite complete.
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Im sure you agree with me thats worse than defeat.
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If you hope our children will have a better home.
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give them peace and hope and
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them that the last resort is warfare for defense,
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lead with compassion and enhance their common sense.
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Why, oh, why do we war?
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Why cant we realize theres so much more
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then dropping bombs
on others homes and hoping that theyll die?
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G D A Asus4 A Causing senseless suffering
and making people cry,
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Why, oh, why do we
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War?
Oh, why do we
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War? Oh,
why do we
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