Oh my name it is 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 cavalries charged, the Indians fell.
The cavalries charged, the Indians died.
Oh the country was young then -- with God on its side.
Oh the First World War, boys, it closed out its fate.
The reason for fighting, I never got straight.
But I learned to accept it -- accept it with pride;
For you dont count the dead when Gods on your side.
When the Second World War came to an end,
We forgave the Germans, and we were friends.
Though they murdered six million, in the ovens they fried;
The Germans now too have God on their side.
But now we got weapons of the chemical dust.
If fire them were forced to ... then fire them we must
One push of the button, and a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions when Gods on your side.
Through many dark hour Ive been thinkin about this:
That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss.
But I cant think for you; youll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.
So now as Im leavin, Im weary as Hell;
The confusion Im feelin, aint no tongue can tell;
The words fill my head and fall to the floor:
"If Gods on our side.... Hell stop the next war."
-- Bob Dylan (abbreviated)
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 cavalries charged, the Indians fell.
The cavalries charged, the Indians died.
Oh the country was young then -- with God on its side.
Oh the First World War, boys, it closed out its fate.
The reason for fighting, I never got straight.
But I learned to accept it -- accept it with pride;
For you dont count the dead when Gods on your side.
When the Second World War came to an end,
We forgave the Germans, and we were friends.
Though they murdered six million, in the ovens they fried;
The Germans now too have God on their side.
But now we got weapons of the chemical dust.
If fire them were forced to ... then fire them we must
One push of the button, and a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions when Gods on your side.
Through many dark hour Ive been thinkin about this:
That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss.
But I cant think for you; youll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.
So now as Im leavin, Im weary as Hell;
The confusion Im feelin, aint no tongue can tell;
The words fill my head and fall to the floor:
"If Gods on our side.... Hell stop the next war."
-- Bob Dylan (abbreviated)