say it isn't true

in the still of the night

lying in the darkness

i listen to my heart

say it isn't true

in the dark and the quiet

the movements of my love

and the breathing of our children

say it isn't true

in the streets and the buildings

the people in their lives

and the jobs they do for a living

say it isn't true

and when you think of all the people

in the cities of the world

who could vanish in a moment

say it isn't true

say it isn't true

that there always has been and always will be war

say it isn't true

and apart from all the fine things that men have struggled for

say it isn't true

there always has been and always will be war

say it isn't true

i'm alive in a city

in a country of the world

and i want to go on living

i want to see my life unfold

you know it's hard to go on looking

at the stories of our day

and the dangers we're all facing

growing worse in every way

and you would think with all of the genius

and the brilliance of these times

we might find a higher purpose

and a better use of mind

say it isn't true

that there always has been and always will be war

say it isn't true

and apart from all the fine things that man has struggled for

say it isn't true

there always has been and always will be war

say it isn't true

say it. say it isn't.