Living with War Lyrics

[Chorus]
I'm living with war everyday
I'm living with war in my heart everyday
I'm living with war right now

[Verse 1]
And when the dawn breaks I see my fellow man
And on the flat-screen, we kill and we're killed again
And when the night falls, I pray for peace
Try to remember peace
I join the multitudes, I raise my hand in peace
I never bow to the laws of the thought police
I take a holy vow to never kill again
To never kill again

[Chorus]
I'm living with war in my heart
I'm living with war in my heart, in my mind
I'm living with war right now

[Verse 2]
Don't take no tidal wave, don't take no mass grave
Don't take no smoking gun to show how the west was won
But when the curtain falls, I pray for peace
Try to remember peace
In the crowded streets, in the big hotels
In the mosques and the doors of the old museum
I take a holy vow to never kill again
Try to remember peace
[Bridge]
The rocket's red glare
Bombs bursting in air
Give proof through the night
That our flag is still there

[Chorus]
I'm living with war everyday
I'm living with war in my heart everyday
I'm living with war right now
I'm living with war right now
I'm living with war in my heart everyday
I'm living with war right now

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How many war protest songs does Neil Young have to write? It’s hard to say really; maybe as many as there are wars in his lifetime.

This one is raw and comes within just a few inches of contempt. Compare the lyrics here to some of his earlier work on the subject:

Ohio
War Song

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Darrell Brown, Chey Acuna, Catte Adams, Morgan Ames, Andrew Ampaya, Ed Anthony, Christi Bauerlee, Stephen E. Bishop, Lois Blaisch, Mary Bolas, Stephen Booker, Eric Bradley, Pattie Brooks, Rosemary Butler, Moon Calhoon, Darlene Carnahan, Candy Chase, Laura Creamer, Christy Crowl, Rich Cuilty, Julie Annette Delgado, Christianna N. Dicken, Scott Dicken, Amy Engelhardt, Davey Faragher, Michael Fitz, Freebo, Nirit H. French, Jeff Fust, Storm Lee Gardner, Christa Gates, Marcy Gensic, Jim Gilstrap, Andrew Gold, Franne Golde, Diane Gordon, Carl Graves, Arielle Guitar, Ellis Hall, Ernie Halter, Ali Handal, Linda Harmon, Patryce Harris, Linda Harrison, Kathleen A. Haskard, Felice Hernandes, Todd S. Honeycutt, Deanna B. Hust-Leving, Mary Hylan-Cain, Mark Islam, Clydene Jackson, Wayne Jackson, Vann Johnson, Lisa Jones, Darlene Koldenhoven, April Lang, David Lasley, Tracey Lawson, Robin Lerner, Vivian Lesiak, Bonnie Levetin, Janice Liebhart, Marsha Malamet, Marc Mann, Clair Marlo, Robert G. Martin, Malia Mathis, Michele McCord-Laybourne, Arnold McCuller, Donna McDaniel, Jennifer Menedis, Michael L. Mishaw, Alicia Morgan, David Morgan, Alan Morphew, Terra Naomi, Dan Navarro, David Neil, Bill New, Deborah Pearl, Herb Pedersen, Holly Pitrago, Louis B. Price, Doug Probst, Elliot Rabinowitz, Tim Ramirez, Faith Rivera, Andrea Robinson, Marian Sarnowski, Jon T. Schaeffer, Kenneth Stacey, Gary Stockdale, Ronnie Sumrall, Karen Tobin, Dina Torok, Alejandro Venegas, Windy Wagner, Wendy Waldman, Skip Waring, Oren Waters, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Gerald White & Raya Yarbrough
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Redwood Digital - Woodside, CA (March 29, 2006)
Release Date
May 2, 2006
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