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"Lay Down Your Arms" (A. Woodley)

How many years have you been fighting now
How many teardrops must fall
From your eyes crying at night because you can’t find peace at all
Don’t keep the world at a distance
By being too cool all the time
The love of brothers and sisters
Will help you find peace of mind

Lay down your arms
Surrender to love
love

at war so sadly with yourself
that I fear a fateful hour
if you just stay on the scene until confusion disappears
you may learn to feel a different power
lay down your arms
surrender to love
love

alright, so you made some mistakes
everybody makes mistakes
hold tight through the thunder and rain
til someday Sunday shines again
and I will hold you in my arms
so you can feel it in your heart
and if you look high up above
you will see the light of love

and your heart beats
in the back street
and your eyes see
they see the glory

and you can change it
yeah you can change it
and you can make it
better and better

lay down your arms
lay down your arms
lay down your arms
surrender

lay down your arms
lay down your arms
lay down your arms
surrender

to love
to love
to love
to love
true love
true love
true love
true love

Words and music written and performed by Allan Woodley, 'ramblinpony
Copyright 1985 original version; and 2004 with the final stanza in this version
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