I can see a boy of fourteen He's got a rifle in his hand He's dying to defend his desert land
He's got an arm around his father Another arm around his gun Must the child in the father die so young?
There's a teenage girl in Belfast Playing in the street Her brother plays a different game and he's turning up the heat
On the soldiers around the corner And the powers overseas And who are they to ruin lives like these?
'Cos they're yours and they're mine They're yours and mine 'Cos they're yours and they're mine Yours and mine
[Instrumental (Soprano Sax)]
So you think that it's so easy Just to let I pass you by You watch T.V. and pretend it's all a lie
But you know there is no Third World It happens to us all There's just one world and the kids are the first to fall
And they're yours and they're mine They're yours and mine And they're yours and they're mine They're yours and mine They're yours and they're mine Yours and mine
And she raised him for something Better than a bullet He's a every mother's son
And she raised him for something Better than a bullet He's a every mother's son
And she raised him for something Better than a bullet He's a every mother's son
His life's hanging from a trigger I won't to pull it
'Cos they're yours and they're mine They're yours and mine 'Cos they're yours and they're mine They're yours and mine 'Cos they're yours and they're mine They're yours and mine 'Cos they're yours and they're mine Yours and mine
[Instrumental Ending (Soprano Sax and Percussion)]