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.