Lay Down Your Arms

Lay Down Your Arms
(Geoff Downes / John Payne / Greg Hart)

We used to live in a better world 
Where sky and water were free 
We point the finger 
We point the gun 
Is that the way it should be? 

We rape the land 
And we tear the skin 
Burn the blood in the stone 
To fuel the fire of a selfish mind 
Do you want to live here alone? 

Lay down your arms - surrender 
You know you'll never get out of here 
Lay down your arms - remember 
No force - you'd better lay down your gun 

Such are the sins of humanity 
Dark is the air that we breathe 
war to hide in society 
Don't close your eyes to deceive 

Too many promises 
Too may tears 
Where does the future lie 
If we burn away the years 

We can make this a better world 
Where sky and water are free 
So give the hand without the gun 
That's the way it will be