| It started off as innocent fun
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| A stranger in a foreign land
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| A boy with a gun and no name
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| Seeks compassion with a girl in hand
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| When your conscience taps you on the shoulder
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| You’ll be a little wiser and older
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Well, not even we can save the children of dust
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| Task completed but you lost face
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| Returning home the conquering savior
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| The little girl who lives next door
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| Takes a shine to your cool behavior
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| When your conscience taps you on the shoulder
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| You’ll be a little wiser and older
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Well, not even we can save the children of dust
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| A steady job and a nice clean house
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| Part of your parents' scheming
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| The past will always catch you out
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| In 'Nam a child is screaming
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| When your conscience taps you on the shoulder
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| You’ll be a little wiser and older
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Well, not even we can save the children of dust
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| Youth has gone now, the past is settled
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| You’ll pay for that night of lust
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| A million miles, a promise
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| And a child of the dust
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| When your conscience taps you on the shoulder
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| You’ll be a little wiser and older
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Not even we can save the children of dust
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| Well, not even we can save the children of dust |