I've heard your cries across the sea
The face of hunger and the face of need
Yours is the one I can't escape from
I've seen your blood spilt on the sand
By the hand of a white man
In a black land yes I have
Keeping brother from brother
Never works and never will
But the system still remains
Where it's done for the thrill
And in for the kill
(Is this the way we were told?)
Is this the way we were told?
(Is this the way we were taught?)
Is this the way we were taught?
(Is this the way we are caught?)
Is this the way we are caught?
(Is this the way we were told?)
I've seen the tears roll down your face
Divided by a war whose law
Full of disgrace, just so out of place
Mother, daughter, father, son
They are kept apart
By too many borders
That should have been torn apart
Right from the start
(Is this the way we were told?)
Is this the way we were told?
(Is this the way we were taught?)
Is this the way we are taught?
(Is this the way we are caught?)
Is this the way we are caught?
(Is this the way we were told?)
Na, na, na, na
Na, na, na
A million mouths open wide
Mother Africa stretches out a hand and cries
They know their gonna die
US dollar bullets fly
Across the burning desert sky, oh why?
They know their gonna die, yeah
Woman weep and men will bleed
But all we do, all we do is sow the seed
So tell me why
Is this the way it's got to be?

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