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Artist: Ben Harper
Canonical path: /ben-harper/both-sides-of-the-gun
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Both Sides Of The Gun
Read Both Sides Of The Gun lyrics by Ben Harper on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Both Sides Of The Gun
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Living these days is making me nervous
Archaic doctrine no longer serve us
Now we're left as silent witnesses
We don't know quite what this is
Other than a war that can't be won
It's tension
So much to mention
Living on both sides of the gun
I feel like i'm crowded, i can't get out
World keeps on filling me up with doubt
When you're trapped you got no voice
Where you're born you got no choice
Other than to go and take you some
It's tension
Too much to mention
Living on both sides of the gun, both sides of the gun
One dimensional fool
In a three dimensional world
Politics, it's a drag
They put one foot in the grave
And the other on the flag
Systems rotten to the core
Young and old deserve much more
Than struggling every day until you're done
It's tension
Too much to mention
Living on both sides of the gun
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