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Let There Be Peace

It’s ten P.M.
Mom tucks me in
Then the key is heard at the door

Our bodies tense
Mom blow a kiss
Then lightly walks across the floor

We never know
What Daddy’s mood will be
When he gets home
It has been this way since the war

Let there be peace
Let it begin with me
Let there be peace
At home and across the sea

I have a friend
Who has a son
He thinks that gangs are just a game

Neighborhood kids
Die by gunshot
For him, she doesn’t want the same

We do not know
What all the colors mean
Hope he’ll come home
The streets seem to call out his name

Let there be peace
Let it begin with me
Let there be peace
At home and across the sea

Loud explosions
Buildings falling
Skys of dust in the mid daytime

The daily routine
Is not what it seems
In the right place at the wrong time

We all must pray
In Jesus name
For serenity, peace of mind and life sublime

Let there be peace
Let it begin with me
Let there be peace
At home and across the sea

Victimless crime
There’s no such thing
Actions effect more than we see

The children call
To us for help
Let us raise them in ways of peace

Let there be peace
Let it begin with me
Let there be peace
At home and across the sea