Runnin' as fast as I can
Can't even see where I am, yeah
Over the soldiers and the sand
This wasn't part of the plan

I never see the dawn
Although I know it comes, yeah

If I ever see blue skies in my town
You know I'll kiss the ground we walk on
If I ever watch fire flies all around
Shinin' like the stars above them
The bullets fly over my head
Just like the words that you've said, son,
So put down your guns,
And that's the way the war was won

Over the edge and beyond
Over the border there's no bombs
Falling on soldiers and sand
Holdin' their hearts in their hands

They never miss the dawn
And every day it comes, it comes

If I ever see blue skies in my town
You know I'll kiss the ground we walk on
If I ever watch fire flies all around
Shinin' like the stars above them
The bullets fly over my head
Just like the words that you've said, son,
So put down your guns,
And that's the way the war was won

If I ever see blue skies in my town
You know I'll kiss the ground we walk on
If I ever watch fire flies all around
Shinin' like the stars above them
The bullets fly over my head
As I lie awake in my bed
I just can't forget what you said, son,
Let's put down our guns,
And that's the way the war was won