Christy Moore - How Long lyrics

When you look in to a child's face You are seeing all the human race And the endless possibilities there Where so much can come true And you think of the beautiful things A child can do How long can a child survive How long if it was up to you When you think of all the money spent On defence by the government And the weapons of destruction we build We're so sure that we need And you think of the millions and millions That money could feed How long can you hear someone crying How long can you hear someone dying Before you ask yourself why How long will we hear people speaking About missiles for peace and just let it go by How long will they tell us these weapons are keeping us free It's a lie If you saw it from a satellite With its green and with its blue and white The beauty of the curve of the earth And the oceans below You might think it was paradise If you didn't know You might think it was turning But it's turning so slow How long can you hear someone crying? How long can you hear someone dying? Before you ask yourself why How long will it be till we've turned To the tasks and the sk**s that we'll have to have learned If we're going to find a place in the future Have something to offer where this planet is concerned