Weapons Or Food

Empty shelves, hard rain Mama counting change again Kids looking in the cart For something that can start A long day, a full plate That’s the dream we chase Not another broken door Not a war outside the store Hands up for a meal Hands down, make it real Tell me what we fight for If the table’s thin and poor Who needs weapons when we need food Who needs weapons when we need food Feed the block, feed the room Who needs weapons when we need food (food) Brown paper in the sun One loaf, then it’s gone Neighbors split the last can That’s how hope holds a hand Little ones at the sink Rice and beans, let them think About games and birthday cake Not the noise that people make Hands up for a meal Hands down, make it real Tell me what we fight for If the table’s thin and poor Who needs weapons when we need food Who needs weapons when we need food Feed the block, feed the room Who needs weapons when we need food (food) Take the cages off the grain Let the harvest come again If you want to heal this street Start with bread and seeds Who needs weapons when we need food Who needs weapons when we need food Feed the block, feed the room Who needs weapons when we need food (food) Taken from the album "Black Sea Swimmer"