JERUSALEM
"I woke up this morning
and none of the news was good
the death machines were rumblin'
'cross the ground where Jesus stood
and the man on my tv told me
it had always been that way
there was nothing anyone could do or say
and i almost listened to him
and i almost lost my mind
then i regained my senses again
and looked into my heart to find
that i believe that one fine day all the children of abraham
will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem

Well maybe i'm only dreamin'and maybe i'm just a fool
but i dont remember learning how to hate in sunday school
But somewhere along the way i strayed and i never looked back again
but i still find some comfort now and then
then the storm comes rumblin' in and i cannot lay me down
the drums are drummin' aga'in
and i cannot stand the sound
buti believe therell come a day when the lion and the lamb
will lay down in peace together in jerusalem

and there ll be no barricades then
there will be no wires or walls
and we can all wash this blood from our hands
all this hatred from our souls
and i believe on that day all the children of abraham
will lay down their swords forever in jerusalem

steve earle