Kevin's Song

Mohammad is a little boy Growing up in a violent world Heard the guns when he was five And above the smoke he saw the flag of israel unfurled So what is he to think And what is he to do? Who set the drumbeat that he's marching to? Now Kevin he was just a lad His brother left never to return They said he joined the i.r.a. And then they shot him down -- now Kevin burns So what is he to think? And what is he tot do? Who set the drumbeat that Kevin's marching to? Cause gunfire means funeral pyres And then little boys pick up guns Battles rage for blood and country And they always will -- yeah they always will Until they're home Now I am just an American boy Only know what I see or read I see boys dying for a home Dying for a chance to breathe like you and me So what are we to think? And what are we to do? Who set the drumbeat that they're marching to? Grab a gun, toy soldiers no home to call your own --- Kevin's Song - Down by Law