I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier

Lyrics

I don't wanna be a soldier Marchin' off to war Justified by a manmade cause All in the name of the Lord And I won't carry any banner Or step out proudly to the drum Or ravage others when I disagree Just to win and overcome All in the name of the Lord See him in the Barrio In the inner city Surrounded in an alleyway Shot down dead for stealin' money See him on the Reservation Now drunk on stinging water Tryin' hard to drown the memory Of his people slaughter No, I don't wanna be a soldier Marchin' off to war Justified by a manmade cause All in the name of the Lord And I won't carry any banner Or step out proudly to the drum Or ravage others when I disagree Just to win and overcome All in the name of the Lord Oh, see him in the Nazi camps A child at the gallows Offered as a sacrifice Her mother stabbed with sorrow See him victim in El Salvador Raped and murdered at the roadside We don't ever recognize the Holy One And so, we kill him again and again And again and again and again Oh, I will never be a soldier Marchin' off to war Justified by some manmade cause All in the name of the good, good Lord And I won't carry any banner Or step out proudly to the drum Or ravage others when I disagree Just to win and overcome All in the name of the Lord I don't wanna be a soldier All in the name of the Lord I don't wanna be a soldier But I am willing and desire to be A simple flute made from a hollow reed Fashioned by the hand of the Divine To play for all created kind A haunting universal melody One that's ringing out the theme of peace Though I may be slapped upon the cheek I pray to love my enemy All in the name of the Lord