I found a black beret on the street today
It was lying in the gutter all torn
There's a white flag flying on a tall building

But the kids just watch the storm

Their dirty faces pressed on the windows

Shattered glass before their eyes
There's a mad dog barking in a burned out subway
Where the sniper sleeps at night


No birthday songs to sing again
Just bricks and stones to give them

Wrap them up in your father's flags
And let them cry to heaven


There are many graves by a cold lake
As the beds were when your babies are born
And your rag doll sits with a permanent grin

But the kids just watch the storm

I saw a black cat tease a white mouse

Until he killed it with his claws
Seems a lot of countries do the same thing
Before they go to war