Lyrics

Man Down

Every morning I sit with the sight
Another boy went down last night
Somewhere a mother cries herself to sleep
Praying for the boys that still breathe

Thousands of miles away inside a White House
A man wakes up and looks down at his watch
Such a little man, with such a powerful hand
Sending all these boys to carry out his plan

I hope, and hope, the end is coming soon
But in the darkened night, as I lay sleeping
I still hear the sound
of Man Down

Women and children running for their lives
As the bomb goes off and the metal flies
And a mother holds her son deep in her arms
She whispers, ?I love you?
And then he?s gone

Thousands of miles away inside a Red Ranch
A man climbs on his horse and starts to prance
He?s got a perfect plan, he?s well on his way
But I fear he never hears the soldiers pray

I hope, and hope, the end is coming soon
But in the darkened night, as I lay sleeping
I still hear the sound
of Man Down

Man down, the blood is spilling wide
Man down, we?re running out of time
Man down, the worst is yet to come
Can you feel the darkness cover up the sun?

A soldier kneels deeply in the sand
He thinks, ?I don?t know if peace will ever find this land?
But I think it?s time that you and I went away
It?s in their eyes, they don?t want us to stay

I hope, and hope, the end is coming soon
But in the distant night, as I lay sleeping
I still hear the sound
of Man Down
Man Down
Man Down