Elkie Brooks - Live in Peace lyrics

Early in the morning Just as the sun was rising Came without a warning The sound of the uprising Gunfire in the street Women and children crying The crunch of marching feet When a young boy's dying Why can't we live in peace We live in troubled times The shadow of a? Troubles every life And chills the heart of every nation Darkness fills the night She tries to steal your soul away k**ing innocent life She spreads a shadow through the day Why can't we live in peace Why can't we live, no release You and I, we don't know why so many people cry You and I, we don't understand the warlike ways of man Why can't we live in peace Why can't we live, no release You and I, we don't know why so many people cry You and I, we don't understand the warlike ways of man You and I, we don't know why so many people cry