Buddy Miller - With God On Our Side lyrics

rate me

(Bob Dylan)

oh my name it is nothing' my age it means less

the country i come from is called the midwest

i was taught and brought up there the laws to abide

and the land that i live in has god on its side.

oh the history books tell it they tell it so well

the cavalries charged the indians fell

the cavalries charged and the indians died

oh the country was young with god on its side.

the spanish-american war had its day

and the civil war too was soon laid away

and the names of the heroes i was taught to memorize

with guns in their hands and god on their side.

the first world war, boys it came and it went

the reason for fighting i never did get

but i learned to accept it and accept it with pride

or you don't count the dead when god's on your side.

when the second world war came to an end

we forgave the germans and then we were friends

though they murdered six million in the ovens they fried

the germans now too have god on their side.

i've learned to hate russians all through my whole life

if another war comes it's them we must fight

to hate them and fear them to run and to hide

and accept it all bravely with god on my side.

but now we got weapons of the chemical dust

if fire them we're forced to then fire them we must

one push of the button and a shot the world wide

and you never ask questions when god's on your side.

in a many dark hour i've been thinking' about this

that jesus christ was betrayed by a kiss

but i can't think for you you'll have to decide

whether judas iscariot had god on his side.

so now as i'm leaving' i'm weary as hell

the confusion i'm feeling' ain't no tongue can tell

the words fill my head and fall to the floor

if god's on our side he'll stop the next war.