Standard (EADGBE)
They say the skies of Lebanon are burning,
Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat.
They're showing pictures on the television
Women and children dying in the street.
And we're still at it in our own place,
Still trying to reach the future through the past.
Still trying to carve tomorrow from a tombstone...
Chorus
But hey, don't listen to me! This wasn't meant to be no sad song.
We've heard too much of that before.
Right now I only want to be here with you
'til the morning dew comes falling.
And I wanna take you to the island,
Trace your footprints in the sand.
And in the evening when the sun goes down
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean.
They're raising banners over by the markets,
Whitewashing slogans on our shipyard walls.
Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown -
No way our holy flag is gonna fall.
Up here we sacrifice our children
to feed the worn-out dreams of yesterday,
And teach them dying will lead us into glory...
Chorus
But hey, don't listen to me! This wasn't meant to be no sad song.
I've sung too much of that before.
Right now I only want to be here with you
'Til the morning dew comes falling.
And I wanna take you to the island,
Trace your footprints in the sand.
And in the evening when there's no one around,
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean.
Now I know us plain folks don't see all the story,
And I know this peace and love's just copping out.
And I guess these young boys dying in the ditches
Is just what being free is all about.
And how this twisted wreckage down on main street
Will bring us all together in the end
And we'll go marching down the road to freedom
Freedom
Freedom