I don't want to be no soldier
I don't want to shoot no gun
I don't want to drop no bomb
I don't want to hurt no one
I don't want to fight no battles
I don't want to settle no score
I don't even understand
What we're fighting for
No, I need no more
It's the way of the world
This is what they tell me
It's the way of the world
They can't sell me
It's the way of the world
I can't explain it
There's a way in the world
We can change it
We're burning up the ozone layer
We're bonking on a real thin wire
We're stirring up a hurricane
We're playing with the devil's fire
We've got a lot of dirty water
We've got a lot of dirty air
Got skeletons in the closet
An d nobody looks in there
Yeah, I'm scared
It's the way of the world
That's what they tell me
It's the way of the world
They can't sell me
It's the way of the world
I can't explain it
It's the way of the world
We can change it
Oh, I live in the east now,
with my guitar and my girl
I raise a little family,
that's the way
it's supposed to be
That's the way of the world, yeah
That's the way of the world
That's the way of the world
That's the way of the world,
that's what they tell me
It's the way of the world
But they can't sell me
It's the way of the world
I can't explain it
It's the way of the world
But we can change it
It's the way of the world
Oh, that's the way of the world