I don't wanna be no soldier - I don't wanna shoot no gun,
I don't wanna drop no bomb - I don't wanna hurt no one,
I don't wanna fight no battles - I don't wanna settle no score,
I don't even understand - What we're fightin' for,
No it ain't my war.
That's the way of the world - That's what they tell me,
That's the way of the world - They can't sell me,
That's the way of the world - I can't explain it,
That's the way of the world - But we can change it.
We're burnin up the ozone layer - We're walkin on a real thin wire,
Stirrin' up a hurricane - Playin' with the devil's fire,
Got a lot of dirty water - Got a lot of dirty air,
Got skeletons in the closet - But nobody looks in there,
'cause they're all scared.
That's the way of the world - That's what they tell me,
That's the way of the world - They can't sell me,
That's the way of the world - I can't explain it,
That's the way of the world - But we can change it.
I just wanna live in peace now - With my guitar and my girl,
Raise a little family - That's way it's supposed to be,
That's the way of the world - Yeah,
That's the way of the world,
That's the way of the world.
That's the way of the world - That's what they tell me,
That's the way of the world - They can't sell me,
That's the way of the world - I can't explain it,
That's the way of the world - But we can change it.
That's the way of the world,
That's the way of the world.
Writer(s): Gretchen Peters, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams
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