With God On Our Side Lyrics - Manfred Mann

My name it is nothing, my age it means less 

The country I come from is a part of the Free West 

I was taught and brought up there its laws to abide 

And that the land that I live in has God on its side 

Oh the history books tell it, they tell it so well 

The cavalries charged, the Indians fell 

The cavalries charged, the Indians died 

For the country was young with God on its side 

Oh the first World War, it came and it went 

The reason for fighting I never could get 

But I learned to accept it, accept it with pride 

For you don't count the dead when God's on your side 

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And then the second World War, it came to an end 

We forgave the Germans and now we are friends 

Though they murdered six million, in the ovens they fried 

The Germans now, too, have God on their side 

But now we have weapons of chemical dust 

And if fire them we're forced to, why then fire them we must 

One push of the button and a shot the worldwide 

And you never ask questions when God's on your side 

'tho many a long hour I've thought on this 

That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss 

But I can't think for you, you will have to decide 

Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side 

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And now as I leave you, I'm weary as hell 

The confusion I'm feelin', there ain't no tongue can tell 

The words fill my head and drop to the floor 

That if God's on our side, he'll stop the next war.