Jerusalem (video)

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1. I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good

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and death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood.

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And the man on my TV told me it had always been that way,

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and there was nothin' anyone could do or say.

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And I almost listened to him, yeah, I almost lost my mind,

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then I regained my senses again looked into my heart to find

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that I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham

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will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem.

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2. Well, maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool,

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but I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school.

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But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again,

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but I still find some comfort now and then.

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Then the storm comes rumblin' in, and I can't lay me down,

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and the drums are drummin' again, and I can't stand the sound.

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But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb

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will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem

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+ And there'll be no barricades then, there'll be no wire or walls,

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and we can wash all this blood from our hands,

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and all this hatred from our souls.

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And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham

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will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

(Steve Earle)