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
we got a lot of dirty water - we got a lot of dirty air
got skeletons in the closet - but nobody looks in there
cuz 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
that's the way of the world