Down from the sky came the battle cry Live and die by the sword Out from the flames came the sons of the slain Nothing would ever be the same They stand and fight To the sound of the drums Run for your life 'Cause the children are gonna go to war We don't need a reason We don't need a reason We don't need no reason Down in the city We don't need a reason, yeah, yeah Far from the sound of the battle ground Fighting fire with fire Rise from the flames, all you ready to die No one wins at the end They stand alone Till the preaching is done You stand your ground 'Cause the children are gonna go to war We don't need a reason We don't need a reason We don't need no reason Down in the city 'Cause the children are gonna go to war Yeah! Whoa! We don't need a reason We don't need a reason Whoa, down in the city 'Cause the children are gonna go to war We don't need a reason We don't need a reason We don't need no reason Whoa, down in the city 'Cause the children are gonna go to war Reason