When I sing about love and war 

I don't really know what I'm saying 

I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war 

Seen a lot of people praying 

They pray to Allah and they prey to the lord 

But mostly they pray about love and war 

Pray about love and war 

I've seen a lot of young men go to war 

And leave a lot of young brides waiting 

I've watched them try to explain it to their kids 

And seen a lot of them failing 

They tried to tell them and they tried to explain 

Why daddy won't ever come home again. 

Daddy won't ever come home again 

I said a lot of things that I can't take back 

But I don't really know if I want to 

There've been songs about love 

I sang songs about war 



Since the backstreets of Toronto 

I sang for justice and I hit a bad chord 

But I still try to sing about love and war 

Sing about love and war 

The saddest thing in the whole wide world 

Is to break the heart of your lover 

I made a mistake and I did it again 

And we struggled to recover 

Then I sang in anger, hit another bad chord 

But I still try to sing about love and war 

I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war 

Seen a lot of people praying 

They pray to Allah and they prey to the lord 

But mostly they pray about love and war 

Pray about love and war.