We give guns to our sons,
to protect our land
to protect our souls
to protect our goals
We have guns in the truck
guns in the car
in the prison bus
guns just for fun.
guns at the airport
guns on the plane
guns in the air,
guns in every state
guns at the armory
guns at the bank
guns for the money
guns in the safe
guns on The Hill
guns on patrol
guns on the street
"guns that ****"
guns on the gangs
guns in the trains
guns at the range
guns on the stage
guns on T.V
guns at big screens
guns at the table,
guns on the scene
guns on the plains,
guns in the mount,
guns in the desert,
guns we can't count
guns in the south,
guns from the west,
from coast to coast
guns everywhere!
guns on hand
guns on the boats
Guns across --- the whole wide world.
Guns in Mosul,
Guns in Iraq
Guns in Japan
Guns in Slovak
Guns in Chicago
Guns in Bhutan
Guns in Australia, Malay, and
Taiwan
Guns in Korea,
Guns in the ocean
Guns on the shores, guns never broken
--or sold or banned or destroyed or stolen
No token
prayer,
no
sign of devotion
no tears
or weeping
or candles
have spoken
for the thousands dead, the thousands snuffed dead
Guns in the policecar,
Guns in the open
Guns on the street,
But no, we can't own them
Our children are dead, dying and born
Into a world of guns, and guns that won't go
we protect our world, our money, our loves
with guns
So why don't we do so?
With the children?
Our sons?