Peace in Our Time

Give us peace in our time
And like a thundercloud that holds a prairie fire
And the gunmen reap while the gangsters sow

Then I have no life to give

Give us peace in our time
Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
(Give us peace)
(Give us peace)
In sun kissed rooms, in city slums
(Give us peace)

(Give us peace)

Public consumption of a private hell
Then I have no life to give

Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time

(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
Give us peace in our time
(Give us peace)
And law is cheap when the smugglers go

Then I have no life to give

Minds are restless till the airmail comes
While I have a life to live
Let all the rain come down on blind desire
Then I have no life to give
(Give us peace)
And the hardest love of all is to forgive
A chat show topic on a party line
(Give us peace)
While I have a life to live
But buyers buy and sellers sell
As the world comes tumbling down
Give us peace in our time
While I have a life to live
From the forest floor to the western mind
They're gonna give us peace in our time
A stronger voice and a stronger law
(Give us peace)

While I have a life to live
I hear the blame and I see the cause
Give us peace in our time
Give us peace in our time