I don't want to be my soldier
I don't want to shoot no gun
I don't want to drop no bomb
I don't want to hurt no one
I don't want to fight no battles
I don't want to settle no score
I don't even understand
What we're fighting for
No, it ain't no war
That's the way of the world
That's what they're telling
That's the way of the world
They can't tell me
That's the way of the world
Can't explain it
That's the way of the world
We can change it
We're burning up the ozone layer
We're walking on a real thin wire
We're throwing up a hurricane
Playing with the devil's fire
Got a lot of dirty water
Got a lot of dirty air
Got skeletons in the closet
But nobody lives
And they're just scared
That's the way of the world
That's what they're telling
That's the way of the world
They can't tell me
That's the way of the world
I can't explain it
That's the way of the world
We can change it
I want to live in peace now
With my guitar and my girl
With my guitar and my girl
And raise a little family
That's the way it's supposed to be
That's the way of the world
That's the way of the world
That's the way of the world
That's the way of the world
That's what they tell me
That's the way of the world
They can't sell me
That's the way of the world
I can't explain it
That's the way of the world
We can change it
That's the way of the world
That's the way of the world