Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song How Long, artist - Jackson Browne. Album song World In Motion, in the genre Поп
Date of issue: 01.06.1989
Record label: Elektra
Song language: English
How Long |
When you look into a child’s face |
And you’re seeing 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 -- would the child survive |
How long -- if it was up to you |
When you think about the money spent |
On defense by a government |
And the weapons of destruction we’ve built |
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? |
And 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 |
That’s a lie |
If you saw it from a satellite |
With its green and its blue and white |
The beauty of the curve of the earth |
And its oceans below |
You might think it was paradise |
If you didn’t know |
You might think that it’s 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? |
And how long will it be 'till we’ve turned |
To the tasks and the skills |
That we’ll have to have learned |
If we’re going to find our place in the future |
And have something to offer |
Where this planet’s concerned |
How long? |