On my name it ain't nothin'
My age it means less
The country I come from is
called the Midwest
I was taught and brought up there,
the laws to abide,
and that the land that I live in
has God on its side.
Oh, the history books tell it.
They tell it so well.
The cavalry's charged,
the Indians fell
The cavalry's charged,
the Indians died
Oh, the country was young,
with God on its side.
The Spanish -American war
had its day.
And the Civil War, too,
was soon laid away
And the names of the heroes,
I was made to
Memorized, with guns in their hands,
and God on their side.
The first world war,
it came and it went.
The reason for fighting, I never did get
But I learned to accept it,
accept it with pride
For you don't count the dead
when God's on your side
The Second World War
came to an end
We forgave the Germans,
and then we were friends
Though they murdered six men,
in the ovens they fried
The Germans vowed to have God on
their side.
But now we've got weapon
s of chemical dust
If fire them we're forced to,
then fire them we must
One push of the button,
one shot worldwide
And you never ask questions
when God's on your side.
Through many a dark hour,
I've been thinking about this.
That Jesus Christ was
betrayed by a kid
But I can't think for you,
you have to decide
Wheth er Judas Iscariot
had God on his side
So now as I'm leaving,
I'm weary as hell
The confusion I'm feeling,
ain't no tongue can tell.
The words fill my head,
and they fall to the floor.
That if God's on our side,
He'll stop the next war.
Glory, glory, hallelujah.
Glory, glory, hallelujah
Glory, glory, hallelujah
His truth is march
ing on
Thank