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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