I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Lyrics - Early 21st Century Blues - Cowboy Junkies

[John Lennon cover] 

Well i don't wanna be a soldier mamma, i don't wanna die 

Well i don't wanna be a sailor mamma, i don't wanna fly 

Well i don't wanna be a failure mamma, i don't wanna cry 

Well i don't wanna be a soldier mamma, i don't wanna die 

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no 

Well i don't wanna be a rich man mamma, i don't wanna cry 

Well i don't wanna be a poor man mamma, i don't wanna fly 

Well i don't wanna be a lawyer mamma, i don't wanna lie 

Well i don't wanna be a soldier mamma, i don't wanna die 

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no 

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Well i don't wanna be a beggar mamma, i don't wanna die 

Well i don't wanna be a theif now mamma, i don't wanna fly 

Well i don't wanna be a churchman mamma, i don't wanna cry 

Well i don't wanna be a soldier mamma, i don't wanna die 

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no 

Hit it! 

Well i don't wanna be a soldier mamma, i don't wanna die 

Well i don't wanna be a sailor mamma, i don't wanna fly 

Well i don't wanna be a failure mamma, i don't wanna cry 

Well i don't wanna be a soldier mamma, i don't wanna die 

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no 

I'm tilting on the break of shit 

Decisions making in my life 

Makes me loose it i ain't taking it this way i ain't making it 

There n mistakes but if i'm wrong i will pay for it 

Like them bills i hate to pay 

Photos 

Today i stay brave to win every day i'm a soldier 

I don't wanna die. I ain't know killer either 

So why does mama cry? 

She needs to feed her child 

But she's a child in her father's eyes 

Ya'll better recognize 

The power parents recking with 

Does it make sense to make way for censorship? 

It's brains we messing with 

Across the planes we got kids n chains and whips 

Who live their lives censor less but we couldn't give a shit. 

I don't wanna lie 

Cheaters will cheat 

Some will rather reach jesus 

Before meeting defeat 

I think it's easy to see i you be seeing these streets 

Sometimes my eyes 

Can't believe what they see, 

On tv, young like me sent over seas 

Sent over greed i believe 

Is this what we need? 

Yo these guys like me. 

To add fire to the fuel 

Life twisted my views 

Just from flicking the news 

I gives me the early 21st century blues 

But we making it threw 

Make what you make it 

You can't redo what you do 

I'm the living proof making it threw the 21st century blues 

Peace.