Who holds the money, who holds the need
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Who holds the strings of misery or the purse of greed
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And the gunmen reap while the gangsters sow
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And law is cheap when the smugglers go
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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While I have a life to live
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Then I have no life to give
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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In sun-kissed rooms in city slums
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Minds are restless till the airmail comes
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From the forest floor to the western mind
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Like a chat show topic on a party line
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And the hardest love of all is to forgive
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As the world comes tumbling down
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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While I have a life to live
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Then I have no life to give
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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Let all the rain come down on blind desire
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Like a thundercloud that holds a prairie fire
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I hear the blame and I see the cause
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A stronger voice and a stronger law
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But buyers buy and sellers sell
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Public consumption of a private hell
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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While I have a life to live
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Then I have no life to give
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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While I have a life to live
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Then I have no life to give
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(Give us peace) Give us peace in our time
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Peace in Our Time
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