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There Is Another Way

A lyric for a folk-style acoustic ballad offering an alternative to war

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Look out across the world

There’s battle flags unfurled

Armies march out to fight

Guns blazing in the night

Planes, bombs and missiles fly

Soldiers are sacrificed


There is another way

Reject our fears and hate

Reach out in trust and love

Let fly the peaceful dove

There is another way


Gas, bullets, bombs destroyed

Great cities are destroyed

Ships sink beneath the sea

Widows and orphans flee

Destruction, pain and grief

All fueled by fear and greed


There is another way

Reject our fears and hate

Reach out in trust and love

Let fly the peaceful dove

There is another way


War does not have to be

It’s up to you and me

We can make all wars cease

Bring forth a lasting peace


There is another way

Reject our fears and hate

Reach out in trust and love

Let fly the peaceful dove

There is another way


There is another way

The time is now, today

Join hands all ‘round the world

Banners of peace unfurl

There is another way


Reach out in trust in love

Let fly the peaceful dove

There is another way


By Mike Turner

From: United States

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