Stephen Hague - Hallowed Ground lyrics

Everybody's intent on k**ing someone The streets are closed and there's a kid on the run The bullets scream out from gun to gun Everybody's intent on being someone The cold and darkness of the criminal dawn Wrapped in blankets, gotta keep themselves warm A child in the arms of a teenage mum Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn? Old friends meet on the edge of town Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better While the children meet, got the world at their feet Not knowing what's around the corner Are we living for an uncertain future? Down by the corner sits a broken man Lives by the bottle, swears never again Lost his money on the dogs and gin He looks for his supper in garbage can The kids hang around by the old school ground Right by the river where the body was found Throwing stones on hallowed ground Who will be there, who will be the next victim of the criminal dawn? Old friends meet on the edge of town Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better While the children meet, got the world at their feet Not knowing what's around the corner Are we living for an uncertain future? Can you hear them calling? In the cold and darkness of the criminal dawn Wrapped in blankets, gotta keep ourselves warm A child in the arms of a teenage mum Who will be there, who will be the last victim of the criminal dawn? Old friends meet on the edge of town Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better While the children meet, got the world at their feet Not knowing what's around the corner Are we living for an uncertain future? Old friends meet on the edge of town Sharing conversation, hoping things'll soon get better While the children meet, got the world at their feet Not knowing what's around the corner Are we living for an uncertain future?