Elton John

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I found a black beret on the street today

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It was lying in the gutter all torn

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There's a white flag flying on a tall building

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But the kids just watch the storm


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Their dirty faces pressed on the windows

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Shattered glass before their eyes

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There's a mad dog barking in a burned out subway

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Where the sniper sleeps at night


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No birthday songs to sing again

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Just bricks and stones to give them

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Wrap them up in your father's flags

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And let them cry to heaven


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No birthday songs to sing again

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Just bricks and stones to give them

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Wrap them up in your father's flags

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And let them cry to heaven


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There are many graves by a cold lake

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As the beds were when your babies are born

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And your rag doll sits with a permanent grin

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But the kids just watch the storm


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I saw a black cat tease a white mouse

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Until he killed it with his claws

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Seems a lot of countries do the same thing

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Before they go to war

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Let them cry to heaven

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Let them cry to heaven

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Let them cry to heaven