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War Child

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I need city lights defense and weaponry
No way of knowing my life expectancy
I learn resistance like I learn to see
A living witness
A lonely refugee
I'm a war child
I'm a war baby and that's the difference between you and me
I'm a war child
My occupation is being occupied
I stop at the corner to be identified
Across the border they pretend victory
I'm playing in the rubble and dream of destiny
You weren't discovered by Khmer Rouge
We hear of "the troubles" on the nightly news
PLO lovers courting after the curfew
Your father and brother have the West Bank blues

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spliphstar On Apr 15, 2002

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2002-04-15 12:10:36

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by DanVitaleRocks

4y ago

I take this to be about a young person who spends all their time just partying and living it up, however they can, because they don\'t know if they could die tomorrow or when their society might end. A lot of people in the 70\'s and 80\'s had this attitude.

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by venushalley

19y ago

are these the complete lyrics?

"We hear of "the troubles" on the nightly news PLO lovers courting after the curfew Your father and brother have the West Bank blues "

wicked cool!!!

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