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From Jackson Browne's album: World In Motion

(Jackson Browne)

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
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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?
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