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36.  GAMES WE PLAY.

 

WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY

WE PLAYED IN MAY WAYS,

COWBOYS, INJUNS, SOLDIERS

THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER DAYS.

AND WHEN WE KILLED EACH OTHER,

WE FELL DOWN ON THE FLOOR,

WE LAY QUITE STILL, ARMS OUTSTRETCHED

GOT UP TO FIGHT ONCE MORE.

 

AFTER MANY YEARS HAD PASSED

WE’D GONE OUR SEPERATE WAYS,

BUILDERS, PLUMBERS, SOLDIERS,

WAS HOW WE EARNED OUR PAY.

WHEN SOMEONE SHOT OUR PLAYMATE

HE FELL DOW ON THE FLOOR,

HE LAY SO STILL AND LIFELESS

OUR FRIEND WOULD PLAY NO MORE.

 

AND AS WE LOOK BACK THROUGH THE YEARS

THOSE GAMES WE PLAYED BACK THEN,

BECAME A TRUE REALITY

WE’RE PLAYNG ONCE AGAIN.

THE GUNS AND BULLETS NOW ARE REAL

AND I DON’T WANT TO PLAY,

I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE IN PEACE

TOMORROW AND TODAY.