Early in the morning
Just as the sun was rising
Came without a warning
The sound of the uprising
Gunfire in the streets
Women and children crying
The crush of marching feet
Men and young boys dying
Why can't we live in peace
We live in the troubled times
The shadow of annihilation
Troubles every mind
And chills the heart of every nation
Darkness fills the night
She tries to steal your soul away
Killing in the sunlight
She spreads the shadow through the day
Why can't we live in peace
Why can we have no release
You and I we don't know why
So many people cry
You and I we don't know understand
The ways of mine
Why can't we live in peace
Why can we have no release
Just as the sun was rising
Came without a warning
The sound of the uprising
Gunfire in the streets
Women and children crying
The crush of marching feet
Men and young boys dying
Why can't we live in peace
We live in the troubled times
The shadow of annihilation
Troubles every mind
And chills the heart of every nation
Darkness fills the night
She tries to steal your soul away
Killing in the sunlight
She spreads the shadow through the day
Why can't we live in peace
Why can we have no release
You and I we don't know why
So many people cry
You and I we don't know understand
The ways of mine
Why can't we live in peace
Why can we have no release