Lyrics

   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   #      Privacy   DMCA Policy   Contact Us   About Us  
  Lyrics » J »

Jackson Browne Lyrics

 »

Lives In The Balance Lyrics

  Bookmark and Share

Send "Lives In The Balance" Ringtone to your Cell

Jackson Browne Lives In The Balance Lyrics


Songwriters: Browne, Jackson;

I've been waiting for something to happen
For a week or a month or a year
With the blood in the ink of the headlines
And the sound of the crowd in my ear

You might ask what it takes to remember
When you know that you've seen it before
Where a government lies to a people
And a country is drifting to war

And there's a shadow on the faces
Of the men who send the guns
To the wars that are fought in places
Where their business interest runs

On the radio talk shows and the TV
You hear one thing again and again
How the U.S.A. stands for freedom
And we come to the aid of a friend

But who are the ones that we call our friends
These governments killing their own?
Or the people who finally can't take any more
And they pick up a gun or a brick or a stone

There are lives in the balance
There are people under fire
There are children at the cannons
And there is blood on the wire

There's a shadow on the faces
Of the men who fan the flames
Of the wars that are fought in places
Where we can't even say the names

They sell us the president the same way
They sell us our clothes and our cars
They sell us every thing from youth to religion
The same time they sell us our wars

I want to know who the men in the shadows are
I want to hear somebody asking them why
They can be counted on to tell us who our enemies are
But they're never the ones to fight or to die

And there are lives in the balance
There are people under fire
There are children at the cannons
And there is blood on the wire




Send "Lives In The Balance" Ringtone to your Cell


no comments yet
Name:
Enter Text:
Comment:
Characters left :

The Jackson Browne Lives In The Balance lyrics are presented to you by Lyricskid.com. You can choose to send Jackson Browne Songs to your friends or you can print them on printer friendly page. The Lives In The Balance lyrics by Jackson Browne is copyrighted and Lyricskid.com is publishing this lyrics for educational purposes only. We did our best to write Lives In The Balance lyrics as correct as possible, however if you have corrections, you can contact us. Other Lives In The Balance lyrics.

The Very Best of Jackson Browne
album by Jackson Browne,
price: $9.04
Late for the Sky
album by Jackson Browne,
price: $6.67
Running on Empty
album by Jackson Browne,
price: $4.18
Check Lives In The Balance lyrics @ Lyricsty.com
Jackson Browne fans can see Jackson Browne lyrics and video

playlist | Guitar Tabs| Songs Lyrics| Wow Lyrics
Jackson Browne Lives In The Balance Lyrics in our database are property of their respective songwriters and are strictly for educational use only.
Copyright © 2005 - 2012 LyricsKid.com.0.082 All Rights Reserved.Info: Jackson Browne Lives In The Balance Lyrics

McAfee SECURE sites help keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams    


Lives In The Balance Ringtone