It's a Long Way to Go

So we all got our life you say
Like you're the chosen one
Others just fade away
I lie in my bed
Safe like you each night
While on my television
People are dyin'

Maybe some country
On the other side of the road
Holdin' their children - Man
That could be my girl
With the house knocked down
And the struggle all around
The flame still burns

It's a long way to go
To find your freedom
It's a far cry
From the life we know
Someone paid the price
For what we're reaping
Sacrificed their heart and soul

I sit here in my easy chair
The blood of my brothers
All but forgotten
You know I had friends
That went off
And never came back
So that I
Could grow to my tallest

We were all sitting in a circle
And singing our favourite song
Never knowing that
Off in the distance
That sound we hear
Was war

Off in the distance
It starts to rain
The blood of innocence
The face of loneliness
Pain drops like water
On the empty game
Played on the battleground
They hid without a sound
Holding their hands out
Trying to wash away the shame

So we come out
With our life and limb
And the blood in our veins
Grabs a chance to live
Gotta ticket to freedom
That shields me
From all I fear

Here in the arms, Of a nations warmth
We sail to the edge
And push across the shore
In the strength of her belly
With open eyes
We find what the fighting's for