how long

Lyrics

when you look into a child's face, and you're seeing the human race, and the endless possibilities there, where so much can come true, and you think of the beautiful things, a child can do, how long - would the child survive, how long - if it was up to you, when you think about the money spent, on defense by a government, and the weapons of destruction we've built, we're so sure that we need, and you think of the millions and millions, that money could feed, how long - can you hear someone crying, how long - can you hear someone dying, before you ask yourself why?, and how long will we hear people speaking, about missiles for peace, and just let it go by, how long will they tell us these weapons, are keeping us free, that's a lie, if you saw it from a satellite, with its green and its blue and white, the beauty of the curve of the earth, and its oceans below, you might think it was paradise, if you didn't know, you might think that it's turning, but it's turning so slow, how long - can you hear someone crying, how long - can you hear someone dying, before you ask yourself why?, and how long will it be 'till we've turned, to the tasks and the skills, that we'll have to have learned, if we're going to find our place in the future, and have something to offer, where this planet's concerned, how long?