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I woke up like every day before and read the news |
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It was there in black and white with all the whats and whos |
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A headline so hard to fathom it just might be true |
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It claimed on every thoroughfare and avenue |
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Chorus: |
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Peace has broken out |
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In every heart |
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In every house |
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Peace has broken out |
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It started small |
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It drew a crowd |
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Peace has broken out |
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Well, they say it all began right down on Fifth and Main |
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When somebody thought of pushing back but walked away |
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Somehow the people gathered 'round just weren't the same |
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And as the crowd dispersed somebody heard 'em say |
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We'll watch the lambs and lions play |
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We've got no more flags to wave |
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All our rockets aim for stars |
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And the way things always should have been |
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Is just the way things are |
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No one's sure what happened next but on and on it went |
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From cubicles and classrooms to the president |
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Headed west and east and on to every continent |
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The whole world woke up to read how things are different |
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