When the child becomes a man

1. Through the eyes of a child
There's no wrong or right,
No reason to hate,
No need for a fight,
No colour, no creed,
No malice, no greed
Till the child becomes a man.

2. Forget beliefs and swallow your pain
You're just a number now
And Boy's your name.
The politics of buying arms
When there's no food to eat,
The politics of digging gold
Instead of planting seeds

R. The politics of shooting down
A plane that brings relief
By fat men playing power games
Who've got enough to eat.
The politics of racial hate,
The politics of war,
The men who sell the guns have fun
While we all count the score.

3. Through the eyes of a man
There's wrong and there's right,
There's reason to hate,
There's need for a fight,
There's colour, there's creed,
There's malice, there's greed
When the child becomes a man.