not long ago i was full of anger and

you really pissed me off and i lashed out

but now i know violence is not the answer

it never was and it never will be

now i know what it is all about

when the chips are down and there's

still some time for us to reach a common ground



cause i'm sick of all the dying

i'm sick of all the crying

there's gotta be a better way



just look around at our society

it's survival of the fittest on the street

can't you see violence is not the answer,

it never was, and it never will be

can't you see what it's all about

when the chips are down

there's still some time for us

to reach a common ground



we gotta stop the violence

cause if we don't care

and you don't care

and they don't care

who's gonna care?

now i know