War On The Streets

[Verse 1]
Images of flashin' lights
No "Jai guru deva, om" tonight, oh, Lord
Wheels of steel and barricades
Those soldiers' arms won't hold them tight for long

[Pre-Chorus]
Baby hides behind her hands
She don't understand what's goin' on
What's goin' on

[Chorus]
Oh, all I see is people runnin' for cover
They're children and mothers
We're watchin' war on the streets

[Verse 2]
I can't watch the evening news
Reality gives me the blues, oh, Lord
(Can't watch the evening news)
(Reality gives me the blues)
Dinnertime ain't quit the same
While bodies lie in shallow graves abroad
(They lie in shallow graves)
(Dinnertime ain't quite the same)

[Pre-Chorus]
Baby hides behind her hands
She don't understand what's goin' on
What's goin' on

[Chorus]
Oh, all I see is people runnin' for cover
They're children and mothers
We're watchin' war on the streets
Homes on fire
How much should they suffer?
Will they ever recover?
We're watchin' war on the streets, ah

[Bridge]
Children scream, "The sky's on fire"
While you put on your clothes
Bridges burn and cities fall
While you complain you burnt your toast
You can try and hide and close your eyes
But you can't unhear a mother's cry, oh, Lord
Oh, Lord

[Chorus]
Oh, all I see is people runnin' for cover
They're children and mothers
We're watchin' war on the streets
Will they ever recover?
We're watchin' war on the streets