Where this planet's concerned
That we'll have to have learned
How long would the child survive?
Are keeping us free? That's a lie
Where so much can come true
How long can you hear someone dying?
When you think about the money spent
How long can you hear someone crying?
And the weapons of destruction we've built
The endless possibilities there
How long, how long, if it was up to you?
We're so sure that we need
To the tasks and the skills
Before you ask yourself why
A child can do
On defense by a government
And have something to offer
How long, how long?
How long will they tell us these weapons
You might think it was paradise
The beauty of the curve of the earth
If we're going to find our place in the future
With its green and its blue and white
And its oceans below
How long can you hear someone crying?
Before you ask yourself why
How long can you hear someone dying?
But it's turning so slow
And how long will we hear people speaking?
If you saw it from a satellite
And how long will it be 'til we've turned
If you didn't know
You might think that it's turning
And you think of the beautiful things
And you think of the millions and millions
About missiles for peace and just let it go by
That money could feed
